Destruction

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: Third-year standing; VMCS 1301; or permission of the Department This course examines how thinking about destruction helps us to understand our complicated relationship with material objects, what practices and meanings are associated with the destruction of material objects in different cultures, and how we respond to destruction in writing and other forms of representation.?In this course, destruction will offer us a lens through which to consider themes of empire, economy, environment, memory, gender, and race. Topics include destruction in western and non-western religions, destruction in conflict and punishment, destruction in waste management, destruction as a market tool, and destruction in art and as art. (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)