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Sep 27, 2024
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HUMN 7399 - The Literature of Atrocity: Literary Representations of the Struggle for Human Rights
Credits: 3
Investigates literary representations of some of modern history’s more horrific events such as slavery in 19th-century America, the Holocaust, colonialism in Africa, Latin American dictatorships, the Vietnam War as soldiers experienced it, Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, and the lingering effects of South African apartheid. Examines novels in their own right as distinctive literary creations, but also considers how they deepen human understanding of the historical events they portray and how they can contribute to the ongoing struggle for human understanding and social justice. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: human rights and social justice, gender studies, American studies, humanities, and global studies.
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