Simon Critchley, in his book The Book of Dead Philosophers, argues that thinking about death is fundamental to our being human: "To philosophize, then, is to learn how to have death in your mouth," But how do we acquire 鈥渄eath in our mouths鈥�? How do we think death? And what does this thinking have to do with literature, with reading and writing? This course will examine these questions.
Reading List:听
Being and Time 鈥� Martin Heidegger
Introduction to a Reading of Hegel 鈥� Alexandre Koj猫ve
The Station Hill Blanchot Reader 鈥� Maurice Blanchot
The Portable Edgar Allan Poe鈥擡dgar Allan Poe
础苍迟颈驳辞苍别鈥掷辞辫丑辞肠濒别蝉
Taught by Jeffrey DeShell.
搁别辫别补迟补产濒别:听Repeatable for up to 9.00 total credit hours.听
搁别辩耻颈蝉颈迟别蝉:听Restricted to English (ENGL) and English Lit- Creative Writing (CRWR) graduate students only.
Additional Information:听Departmental Category: Graduate Courses