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CS92PROD
Archiving America
ENGL 341
Spring 2025
Section: 01  

The guiding questions of this class will be: What is an archive, and how does it shape the production and suppression of knowledge? We will study authors who illustrate the importance of archiving experiences and events across scale, from pandemics to poverty, deportation to day-to-day survival, environmental disaster to the smallest of environmental shifts. Another central issue we will grapple with is the politics of the archive, or how race and empire affect what is considered worthy of archiving and how archival materials are interpreted. Also, to consider archival concepts alongside practice, we will familiarize ourselves with the language and key concepts of archival processes and work with Wesleyan's Special Collections and Archives. Students will have the option of delving into their own materials or the University's archives to undertake projects that illuminate something valuable about the archive.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Student Option
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)
Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89%

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