ENGL 465 - Narrating Oil: Literature & Culture Of The Long Petromodernity

Institution:

Northeastern Illinois University

Subject:

English

Description:

The course brings together literature and film from multiple geographies, including the U.S., Mexico, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia, to study the global narrative of oil. Together, we will examine how the narrative of oil is the narrative of capitalist exploitation, ethnic genocide, gender violence, racial segregation, and environmental devastation. The course foregrounds how literature intersects with history, politics, and social geography, and analyzes the central role of literature in making legible the long petromodernity.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.neiu.edu/

Phone Number:

(773) 583-4050

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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