Violence in Cultural Theory and Literature

5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H. Recommended: courses 120, 121. Examination of literary, philosophical, religious, and/or psychological texts that theorize causes, effects, political justifications, cultural sublimations, and literary uses and critiques of violence. P/NP or letter grading.