ENG-118: Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders: Literature of Genocide

Course Description

A study of the development of the major groups involved in genocide, including perpetrators, victims, bystanders, upstanders, rescuers, and resistors through a variety of literary genres, including poetry, novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, movies, and children?s literature. Through literature, students will learn about the historical and contemporary societal factors that shape the development of individual and group identity as well as the origins, definition, and complexity surrounding the term ?genocide.??Students will read literature from representative 20th?century genocides such as Rwanda, Armenia, Cambodia, Iraq, The Holocaust, Darfur, and South Sudan and make contemporary connections to current events. Three class hours.

Prerequisites

ENG 101; or equivalent; or instructor permission (ENG 101 can be taken as a co-requisite).

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ENG-118 Sections for Spring 2025

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ENG-118, Section SL1

CRN #32767
Online/Virtual Campus (asynchronous)

Instructor(s)

Angelique Stevens

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Jan 21st, 2025 – May 19th, 2025N/A
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Date(s) Jan 21st, 2025 – May 19th, 2025
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