ClassInfo - Fall 2021 English Classes

Fall 2021 | ENGL 1921 Section 001: World Wars I, II, and III: A Cultural and Literary History (35204)

Instructor(s): John Watkins
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: Completely Online
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
Freshman Seminar
Enrollment Requirements:: Freshman and FRFY
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021

Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM

Off Campus

UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:: Open (18 of 19 seats filled)
Also Offered:: Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: This course addresses the problem of war in human society with particular reference to the actual and anticipated wars of the past century. Why do wars happen? Do they derive from something inherent in human nature, the actions and ideologies of particular nations, or the competitive nature of the international political system? What logics govern the proliferation of ever deadlier weaponry? Can wars be managed? Will the world ever really know peace? How did major writers, artists, composers, political thinkers, and opinion shapers address these questions over the violent course of the twentieth century? In terms of methodology, this course falls somewhere on the disciplinary boundaries between history, international relations theory, and literary studies. Our readings will include Kenneth Waltz's seminal work of IR theory, Man, the State, and War; the World War I poets Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, and Margaret Postgate Cole; Robert Grave's unforgettable war memoir, Goodbye to All That; Patrick Hamilton's Slaves of Solitude; Evelyn Waugh's Put Out More Flags; Elizabeth Bowen's The Demon Lover and Other Stories; Svetlana's Alexievitch's The Unwomanly Face of War; John Hersey's Hiroshima; and Walter J. Miller's A Canticle for Liebowitz. We will also study paintings by Pablo Picasso, Paul Nash, Thomas Hennell, and Frank Auerbach; screen Sergei Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky, Fred Zinnemann's From Here to Eternity, and Mick Jackson's Threads; and listen to music by Dmitri Shostakovich, Benjamin Britten, and Arvo P�rt. Grades will be based on a combination of exams, papers, and class discussion.
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