RELS3627
RELS 3627 - The End of the World in Literature and History (3 Cr.) Historical Perspectives
Religious Studies (12356)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
RELS 3627 - The End of the World in Literature and History (3 Cr.) Historical Perspectives
Course description
For at least two and a half millennia, prophets, politicians, and poets have crafted terrifying accounts about the end of the world. This comparatist seminar examines the way different cultures have imagined a final apocalypse with particular attention to the political and social consequences of their visions. Students will read texts that focus on pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, nuclear holocaust, prophecy, cybernetic revolt, divine judgment, resource depletion, meteoric impact, or one of the many other ways in which humans write of their demise. They will use literary analysis to explore the many historical and contemporary wastelands they will encounter. They will write short papers and give in-class presentations on different kinds of apocalypse.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Discussion
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
02549
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Historical Perspectives
Typically offered term(s)
Periodic Fall & Spring