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HPU SPRING 2016 ENG 3130 Topics in World Literature Reading Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being HPU Catalog Course Description Students will explore issues raised by a variety of texts from both Western and non-Western traditions, written in English as well translated into English. For English majors, this course fulfills an Upper Division Foundational Course requirement. Instructor’s Course Focus It was March 2011--Ruth Ozeki was about to send her publishers her next novel when news of the Tōhoku earthquake/tsunami appeared. With the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, she knew that her novel could not remain untouched by the vast scale of human tragedy unfolding—so she began writing a new story. We will examine how the 2013 novel addresses the complexity of inter-relatedness, inter-generational memory and recursion, karmic consequences of hurting others and the environment, and Zen Buddhist/Quantum Mechanics conceptions of time, meaning and reality. Students will host a salon soiree, an open-mic session, and curate filmshowings for the class. Taught by Professor Micheline Soong Tu/Th 9:10-10:35AM in MP 327 Pre-requisite: Any Written Communication & Information Literacy 1 course