ENG136
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICT & ENVIRO
Also listed under 2 other titles
- COURSE CANCELLED
- CONTEMP NARRATIVES
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 3
- Data refreshed
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
Section information text: This course considers the rise of the post-apocalyptic narrative in English within the ongoing context of environmental disaster and climate change. We will begin in the 1970s with works such as Soylent Green and Dawn of the Dead that link consumptive capitalism to the downfall of the planet. We then move to consider a range of contemporary post-apocalyptic genres (the zombie story, the contagion narrative, eco-horror) that respond to real-life environmental catastrophes. We will explore a variety of issues in this speculative landscape-from race and racialization, gender and reproductive futurity, contact and contagion, empire and displacement, and economic precarity-and consider how the post-apocalyptic narrative form is uniquely suited to engaging these themes. For undergraduate English Majors, this course satisfies the Historical Sequence (B2) requirement. This course also fulfills the Diversity and Inclusion (DI) requirement.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2010–2020
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 7 fall terms since 2020. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 7 fall terms since 2020. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 7 fall terms since 2020. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 10% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 7 fall terms since 2020. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2020 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2013 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2012 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2011 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2010 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM ONLINE 2020
- Mon, Wed, 1:00 PM–2:15 PM English House ENGII 1996
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2020 | Nicolyn V. Woodcock | Online | 1 | 20 of 20 enrolled | 27951 |
| Spring 2003 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 0 enrolled | 37249 |
| Spring 1996 | James P. Elliott | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 10 of 30 enrolled | 30174 |