CPLT 184: Typhoons and Other Disasters

2026-27

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 251

Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, senior, or masters; or consent of instructor

Description: Explores how typhoons and other climatological events inform literatures around the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific. Addresses themes of coloniality, climate change, diaspora, disaster capitalism, and the Anthropocene.

Cross-listing: Cross- listed with SEAS 154, and SEHE 154.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: CPLT 184 / SEAS 154 / SEHE 154
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 12/40 12/40