GERM689Z

Special Topics - M.A. Level; Nuclear Futures: Theorizing Environmental Humanities for thePost-Fukushima Age

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This seminar interrogates the concept of futurity in the context of environmental activism and artistic engagement with atomic issues from 1945 to the present, focusing on Germany and Japan. We will engage with theoretical developments in the environmental humanities, including readings on the Anthropocene, precarity, and neoliberal capitalism. The course draws on a wide range of written materials and media, including personaltestimonies, poetry, fiction, film, manga, music, performance and documentation of protests. Taught in English.

Sister Courses: GERM689B, GERM689D, GERM689E, GERM689J, GERM689K, GERM689L, GERM689M, GERM689O, GERM689Q, GERM689R, GERM689T, GERM689U, GERM689V, GERM689W

Past Semesters

Michele Mason

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Hester Baer

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 4.00 between 11 students*

GERM689Z Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580859095% of studentsABCDFWother
A: 81.82%
A+: 9.09%
other: 9.09%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.