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HDS 2628

Mourning, Melancholia, and Mysticism: Seminar

Amy Hollywood

Description

This course will look at key theoretical texts that articulate the role of mourning and melancholia in subject formation and the complex relationship between mourning, melancholic identification, gender, sexuality, and race. We will then turn to the Christian mystical tradition as a potential resource for a feminist philosophy of mourning. Readings will include texts by Mechthild of Magdeburg, Margaret Ebner, Sigmund Freud, Nicolas Abraham and Maria Torok, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, Catherine Clément, Anne Anlin Cheng, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. Prerequisite: Some acquaintance with contemporarytheory.

Enrollment Limited: Limited to 15 (instructor's permission required)
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1458

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Scheduling

Half Course
Fall 2009
Tu., 3-5
Andover Hall, Room 103

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	History of Christianity Religion, Literature, and Culture Theology Women, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Christianity
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 2
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a