The End of the World, from 'Apocalypse' to 'Zombies'

3 credits · Undergraduate

Given in English, with no prior knowledge of French required, this course is an introduction to the 'End of the World' (the end of Mankind / of the Earth / of the whole Universe) as a topic or as an archetype in a selection of narratives ranging from religious and prophetical writings to modern 'apocalyptic and post- apocalyptic fiction'. The survey will be both chronological (from pre-biblical writings to 21st c. cinema) and thematic (destruction and renewals, chronologies and predictions, war and famine, death and the undead). CALENDAR NOTES: This course does not satisfy the French degree program requirements. French Majors and Honours students may take this course as an elective. FORMATS: Lecture