printer friendly pageCOMPLIT 145: Reflections on the Other: Literature from the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (CSRE 145A, JEWISHST 106)
How the Other is viewed in literature, film, and essays about the conflict. The course will include guest lectures on the historical, political, and sociological forces that have shaped the writer's views and reception. This course must be taken for a minimum of 3 units and a letter grade to be eligible for Ways credit.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Shemtov, V. (PI)
COMPLIT 145C: Narratives of Enslavement (AFRICAAM 145, CLASSICS 145, CLASSICS 245)
Widely dispersed narratives by and about enslaved persons are our focus. We'll explore the concept of 'slave narrative' by comparing texts from the ancient Mediterranean, the Cape of Good Hope, West Africa and the United States. We'll consider famous autobiographies alongside less familiar material such as court trial records. What are the affordances, what are the limits of such narratives as historical evidence? What notions of enslaved experience emerge? How close can we come to understanding the experiences of the enslaved? How different do such experiences seem when compared across time and space? Note: graduates and advanced undergraduates wishing to read original Greek and Latin texts should register for Reading Greek and Roman Slavery (
Classics 142/242) in addition.
Last offered: Winter 2024
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