IDS-3016: Family Sagas: Intergenerational Trauma

This course explores the ways literature represents intergenerational trauma as it relates to the experiences of people living in different racialized, gendered, and national subjectivities. We will examine a variety of literary texts including novels, memoirs, short stories, and film to understand the relationship between storytelling, narrative, and intergenerational trauma. We will think critically about the ways that experiences such as racial trauma, domestic violence, and immigration experiences transcend generations, and about how writers have used literature as a means for grappling with the legacies of these experiences. At the same time, we will also consider the complex ways that issues of race, gender, and citizenship intersect in the course texts as we discuss both the possibilities, as well as the limits, of the work performed through literature.
Min. Credits: 3.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Seattle
Method(s): Classroom,Online Meeting (synchronous)
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies

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IDS-3016: Family Sagas: Intergenerational Trauma