ENGL318

Reading Animals: Beast Fables to Graphic Novels

30 points

Not offered 2016

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Description

This course explores the role of imagery and narrative in constituting historical and contemporary conceptions of ‘animality’ and speciesism across a range of texts and media (including bestiaries, folklore and mythology; popular cooking shows and 'foodie' books; wildlife documentaries; contemporary and activist art; science fiction and graphic novels; and animal biographies).

Prerequisites

Any 30 points at 200 level from CULT or ENGL, or
any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

Restrictions

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