Literature of Peace and Protest.

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This course will offer a chronological and topical survey of the literature of protest. We will read works by Gandhi, Thoreau, and King as well as more contemporary texts by founders of modern protest movements, including PRIDE and Black Lives Matter. This class examines moments when writers seem not only to represent politically charged topics and themes, but also help bring about political change. We will ask questions about the efficacy of different kinds of protest; does protest lead to greater justice and, ultimately, to peace? Maymester only.