Environmental Literature (ENG 217)

Term: 2019-2020 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

	John B. PadgettShow MyInfo popup for John B. Padgett
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Schedule

Mon-Thu, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM (8/20/2019 - 12/13/2019) Location: MAIN MG 138

Description

This course traces the evolutions of human engagement with the natural world through writing (and other media), examining how authors have variously imaged and imagined the world around us. Students will explore how concepts of “the environment” have developed in literature. This course
acknowledges that we are living in the age of the Anthropocene and will approach texts from ecocritical perspectives. Meets General Education Distribution Areas IV.B. or VI.