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CNX 172 - Captivating Spaces

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Captivating Spaces explores the nature of liminal spaces and boundaries. The course investigates different types of spaces such as the prison; the hospital; the border between nations/neighborhoods; the battlefield, the magical world of Hogwarts; the college campus; utopic communities and dystopic arenas. How do these places work upon us, shaping identity, imagination, and experience, and giving rise to new forms and theories? Texts will include Reyna Grande’s The Distance Between Us, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone, Angela Thomas’s The Hate U Give, Michel Foucault’s “Of Other Spaces,” Eve Ensler’s “What I Want My Words to Do to You,” and others.
Credits: 1

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