LIT-268 Petrofictions: Modernity and the Oil Encounter
Petrofictions studies the impact of fossil-fuel energy on global modernity, deemed necessary for addressing global warming and associated environmental challenges. Analyzes how fossil fuel energy gave rise to modern societies; examines the import of the “oil encounter” in creative works, including responses by filmmakers, writers, and thinkers from various linguistic and cultural perspectives. We explore literary works by Munif, Kanafani, Gosh, Saadawi, Benyamin, Mitchell, Calvino, Saramago, King, Saro-Wiwa, and Habila, as well as the films There will be Blood and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Proseminar (16)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
ARABC-268,
MEIWS-268
Prerequisite
At least one course in Literature or permission of instructor
Notes
Taught in English