WITNESSING REVOLUTIONS   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

ENGLIT 0700 - WITNESSING REVOLUTIONS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
What role did a series of Facebook posts and tweets play in the Arab spring? When do a network of uncoordinated uprisings become a political force? How does individual protest gain world-changing power? How do revolutions happen? This course will examine fiction and nonfiction works that narrate revolutions, interpret their causes, and organize their events. We will pay special attention to the role of writing in witnessing and shaping events.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade


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