| Course Title: The Nonhuman |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course will examine representations of figures not considered human, focusing on the nonhuman animal, with attention to the monster and the machine. We will analyze the literary and visual techniques with which these figures are depicted, the social and political concerns they address, and the tenuous boundary between human and nonhuman. Authors and filmmakers may include Cronenberg, Fowler, Hitchcock, Hurston, Kafka, London, Martel, Poe, Reichardt, Sewell, Spiegelman, Wells, and Woolf. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Elizabeth Young | 413-538-2326 | eyoung@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 203 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FYSEM0001 | First-Year Seminar | This is a First-Year Seminar. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Author: Fowler, Karen Joy Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780142180822 Publisher: Plume |
Required | 16.00 |
| Title: Black Beauty Author: Sewell, Anna Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781554812882 Publisher: Broadview |
Required | 15.95 |
| Title: The Metamorphosis and Other Stories Author: Kafka, Franz Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780486290300 Publisher: Dover Thrift |
Required | 3.00 |
| Title: Maus Author: Spiegelman, Art Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780394747231 Publisher: Pantheon |
Required | 23.25 |
| Title: The Island of Doctor Moreau Author: Wells, H.G. Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781551113272 Publisher: Broadview |
Required | 14.95 |
| Title: Salvage the Bones Author: Ward, Jesmyn Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781608196265 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA |
Required | 15.30 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: It is important to get these particular editions, especially for Wells. |