XHS 105 - The Structure of Disaster

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Connections Block: ENG 160-B300 Natural Disasters in Literature and Film and SOC 225-B300 Social Problems Disasters come in many forms, seemingly striking out of the blue and leaving people to pick up the pieces. Many recent disasters, both social and ecological, illustrate the failure of social structures and institutions, in general and in responding to catastrophe. In this block we explore the social problems that underpin disaster, as well as literary and cinematic representations of disaster and apocalypse.