Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of Kent
Course Title:
Right/Write to the World: Displacement, Social Movements, Political Action
Course Number:
ENGL3450
Course Description:
To have the right to the world, is to have the right to write, read and construct the world, the right to make a different world. Travelling across all parts of the globe and spanning 500 years, this module introduces a range of literatures and arts that focus on the right to the world as related to displacement, movements and actions. Drawing on Henri Lefebvre's 'right to the city’ and ‘right to difference’, the module provides a platform to interrogate who has the right to write, read and construct the world, and explores ways authors and artists of diverse backgrounds have struggled to claim the right to write, read and construct the world (social, physical and mental places and spaces, which may include: buildings, borders, camps, cities, countries, homes, kitchens, lands, nations, maps, States, streets, seas, villages, and so on) they are living in. These authors and artists are instrumental
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
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