CWL 151

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Cross-Cultural Thematics

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Credit: 3 hours.

Explores a combination of western and non-western literature through the focus on a shared theme, exploring differences in treatment both within and among different cultures. Two such thematic focuses are offered in rotation; one on concepts of love and one on ways of writing about death. Both themes introduce students to a wide array of famous texts from different cultures and also offer some varied perspectives for their own inevitable thoughts on these major topics.

May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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CWL 151 class schedule data for spring 2021
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	45988	Online	SS	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	n.a.	Stoeckl, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Apocalypse and Beyond Section Info: Apocalypse and Beyond: Religion and Speculative Fiction This course explores how speculative fiction texts use the resources of the Judeo-Christian tradition, especially the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, to think about catastrophe, the limits/possibilities of the present world, and the human condition of mortality. We will examine issues such as disease, climate change, war, racial tensions and social change, as well as religion’s role in grappling with these issues, through the lens of sci-fi and dystopian novels, short stories and films from a variety of cultural perspectives. Includes the possibility for a creative writing component.