CLAS-171

The end of the world has felt imminent for some time now. The biblical Prophets Enoch and Ezra's visions of the earth held in judgment, Revelation's visions of Rome buried and burned for its imperial evils, and the threat of environmental or existential ruptures found throughout contemporary film each demonstrate an enduring fixation with the calamitous end of this world and the potential for a "new earth" rid of suffering. How might climate change-experienced as a slowly unfolding series of plagues, disasters, and deaths-engage with concepts like judgment, justice, and hope? If we consider the root meaning of "apocalypse" as a "revelation" or "unveiling," what does the current ecological crisis reveal about our world? This class analyzes Jewish apocalyptic literature alongside Modern film and climate discourse to explore the manifold meanings of a world brought to its end. May be taken for credit toward the Humanistic Inquiry area for the South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies major, or the Indigeneity, Race, and Ethnicity Studies major or minor. May be elected as Religion 171. Saved seats by class for this course are: First Years: 4, Sophomores: 0, Juniors: 0, Seniors: 0. Seats will be adjusted daily as registration opens for each class.

Academic Credit, Graded Standard, DIST-HUMANITIES, Academic Evaluate Course, Global Studies, Textual Analysis, Power and Equity, Studying the Past, Cross-listed Course, Indigeneity, Race & Ethn., INTER.DISC-ENV.STUDIES, INTER.DISC-S.AS&MID EA ST, INTER.DISC-ENV.HUMANITIES