OSUN Themes: Arts and Society; Human Rights
Return of the Dead: Ghosts in Literatures of Violence
Term: January 31, 2024 – May 15, 2024Levels: 300-Level; 400-Level
Day/Time: Wednesday 8:00 AM - 10:20 AM New York time / EST
Instructor: Zahid Rafiq, Bard College
In this course we will study literatures of violence inhabited by ghosts and ask of the texts and of ourselves, what are these ghosts, how do they act, and what do they want? Can ghosts be a cry for justice, a belief that the vanquished might return, a threat that trampled dust may gather into a storm? A king's ghost seeking revenge for his murder, a baby haunting her mother's house, and in a war zone a corpse hunting those responsible for killings, we shall reflect closely on ghostly existences.
Credits: 4 US / 8 ECTS