CMPL 104 - Literature Before the Law: On Atrocity and Justice

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4 credits
How does literature bear witness to atrocity, and how does it demand justice? This course traces the entangled histories of literature and global justice from the Nuremberg Trials to the present, by reading literature (from fiction to poetry) and visual arts (from film to photography) alongside landmark historical crises in the emergence of human rights and international law from Argentina and Guatemala to Rwanda. Readings include Arendt, Borges, and Sontag. Taught in English.

This course is appropriate for new students.
This course is cross-listed with HISP-104