GLI B5279 -

Institution:

The New School

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L iterature of War Fall 2008. Randy Fertel Much of literature deals with intense experience; war literature by its very nature deals with some of the most intense experience imaginable. In this course we are concerned less with what the politicians and generals did and said, and more with soldiers experiences: how war poets, memoirists, and novelists shape the raw, chaotic experience of soldiers. Interdisciplinary approaches to the material include myth (of the hero), postcolonial theory, and trauma psychology. Documentary and feature films are watched and discussed. There will be weekly short papers (of two to three pages) posted on-line and an eight to ten page integrative final paper. Philip Caputo, Jonathan Schell, and Wayne Karlin have visited the class in the past to talk about their experiences and one may join us this year.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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