Please help spread the word about this great interdisciplinary course, which could interest a wide range of students, particularly those who are interested in environmental studies.

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Energy Literature
English 274: Literature & Society
Tues/Thurs 12:30-1:45 :: English Building 259
Jamie L. Jones :: jaljones@illinois.edu

All majors welcome!

In this course, we will examine texts that reflect on the politics, aesthetics, economics, and historical significance of energy. From Moby-Dick to Syriana, American culture has turned to art to make meaning out of energy: to praise and lament the energy industries. We will encounter a variety of texts in this course: novels, newspaper articles, political polemics, historical narratives, and narrative and documentary films. We will not privilege nonfiction over fiction or classic literature over last week’s newspaper articles: rather, we will approach all sources critically, as texts subject to fine-grained literary analysis.

Poster 1: Energy lit poster

Poster 2: Energy lit poster 2
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