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Master
Course Outline
ENGL 229
Environmental Literature
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| Credits: 5 |
Clock Hours per Quarter: 50
AA Discipline: [Humanities]
Lecture Hours:50
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Description
Students will examine fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction drawn from the tradition of nature and enviromental writing to explore the complex relationships between place and self as the class considers the natural world and our relation to it from a variety of perspectives. Lectures and discussions will focus on nature-writing as mirror to shifting social, cultural, scientific, and personal perspectives on nature. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
Familiarity with the characteristics of a variety of genres (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, etc.) dealing with aspects of environmental literature.
Developed a sense of place and how the self is shaped and affected by place.
Awareness of environmental issues and concerns as represented through literature.
Functional awareness of the concepts and literary works necessary in developing a strong contextual framework for understanding the contemporary discussions surrounding the natural environment.
Appreciation for the myriad perspectives which inform a variety of environmental attitudes.
Improved abilities in critical thinking, reading, discussion and presentation skills, and writing—all of which contribute to improved literary understanding.
Understanding of the factors which have shaped how contemporary society has come to regard its natural environment.
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Course Topics
Readings from contemporary and historic authors writing about nature and environment
Discovery of inter-relationships shared with members (human and non-human) of environments
Understanding of how cultural, social, and political attitudes influence environmental awareness and issues
Use of literature to articulate paradigms of self, place, environment, and the environmental self
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Syllabi
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| ENGL 229 |
Fall 2012 |
1428 |
Jennifer Boyden |
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Two Year Projected Schedule
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*If fall quarter starts on an odd year (2003, 2005, etc.), it's Year One.
**If fall quarter starts on an even year (2002, 2004, etc.), it's Year Two.
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