ENG 125 - Literature of Protest And Hope 3.00 Formerly hu 6143

Institution:

Middlesex Community College - Massachusetts

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Description:

An exploration of protest and hope found in literature, music, and art throughout the world. We examine art forms such as short stories, poetry, drama, music, paintings, and film which helped to inform, sustain, comfort, and empower during difficult periods of human history. We look at, and listen to, "voices" of dissent,despair, and hope - artistic responses to the Holocaust, China's Cultural Revolution, 9/11, the Cambodian "killing fields", AmericanAbolitionist and Civil Rights Movements, human rights struggles in Latin America, South Africa's apartheid years, and conflicts in the Middle East. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Multicultural/Global Awareness; Values/Ethics/Social Policy

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.middlesex.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 656-3200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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