Fall 2024

ITTR 6010: Narrating (Un-)sustainability: Ecocritical Explorations in Italy and the Mediterranean

Dr. Enrico Cesaretti. T/TH 11:00-12:15 Nau Hall 141

This course focuses on the potential narratives have to convey messages that are relevant to our ethical and environmental awareness, and to help us imagine alternatives to existing systems of knowledge and distributions of power. We shall learn about the origins and general objectives of ecocriticism, its relevant theories and methodologies, and various approaches to the notion of sustainability.