The metropolis has always been the focal point of disaster imaginaries
in the fictional realm. Think about how many times New York City has
been hit by a Flood, struck by a meteor or taken hostage by a giant
monster. This seminar seeks to critically investigate the ways in which
disaster narratives correspond with narratives of human-interest
stories, resilience, and post-disaster investigations and recriminations
in various literary works. Students are expected to purchase Eric
Drooker’s Flood! A Novel in Pictures (2010); N. K. Jemisin’s The City We Became (2020); and Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones (2011).
- Lehrende(r): Zohra Hassan-Pieper