The course starts with a broad discussion of trauma studies across neural, somatic and socio-political domains. It pays particular attention to how writers, philosophers, neuroscientists and psychologists shifted away from thinking of trauma as individual experiences of exceptional disaster to seeing it as a generalized, everyday condition of modern society. Set textswill be drawn mainly from modern literature, all of which engages with disturbing material. In place of the standard trigger warning, the course offers an opportunity to practice trauma-informed somatic experiencing techniques.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeAmazing professor! She definitely cares so much about this topic and this class and I found it really enlightening to learn from her. Class is based on test midterm, final essay, and participation, all easy to achieve good scores on if you do the work. Midterm is all covered in the quizlet that gets passed around so isn't too bad. So captivating!
Choose a good TA, just the important thing for this class.
ENGL171NH was a super interesting course imo. Dr. Park made the material easier to understand and I definitely learned a lot through the class. Also, the midterm was not too hard (there is room to get a few wrong and still get 100%) and the final was pretty interesting to write
Super sweet and passionate lecturer. The class was extremely interesting. She clearly knew what she was talking about and did her best to explain some complex concepts. Grade is based on attendance, neuroanatomy midterm, and a final paper. I'd love to take another of her classes if offered!
Loved this course. Professor Park is very knowledgeable and made this class extremely interesting. One midterm, one final paper, attendance and section mandatory. Very nicely curved, 82 is an A in the course. Material was very interesting. Definitely would recommend taking.
Easily the best professor ever!! She is awesome because you actually learn and gain real insights. Please bring back the kpop classes. I miss it so much :(