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A Poetics of Difficulty
HDS 2063

Jointly Offered with: Faculty of Arts & Sciences as RELIGION 2993

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Description

Through the careful reading of and exploratory writing about selected works of contemporary poetry, together with some key pieces of criticism and philosophy, the seminar will explore different modalities of difficulty. The hypothesis driving the course is that in difficult times, reading difficult writing can be a vital, intellectually and affectively powerful task. Readings will likely include work by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Myung Mi Kim, Susan Howe, Dan Beachy-Quick, Harryette Mullen, Elizabeth Robinson, Lisa Robertson, TC Tolbert, and Cameron Awkward-Rich. We will work together as a seminar and in smaller groups. Enrollment limited to 20 students. I will ask for a statement of interest at the beginning of the fall term. Jointly offered in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 2993.

School Harvard Divinity School
Credits 4
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Course Component Seminar
Instruction Mode In Person
Grading Basis HDS Letter Graded
MTS/ThM Area of Focus Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
Religion, Literature, and Culture
Arts of Ministry N/A
MDiv Histories, Theologies, and Practices Non-Tradition Specific
Language Course Type N/A
Language Taught N/A
MDiv Scriptural Interpretation N/A
Course Level N/A