To learn how texts from literature and other discourses disclose 
a culture's model for the relationship between humans and 
non-human nature and to see the social consequences of that 
model.

Topics will vary depending on the instructor. Below is an example of topics to be covered in a given semester:
Chain of Being
Darwinian Evolution
Ecosystem Model
Cultural Holism
Pastoral
Wilderness
Ecofeminism

Literary texts selected according to appropriateness; a typical reading list may include:
Ecocriticism Reader
Walden
Black Spring
The Mosquito Coast
A Friend of the Earth
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Desert Solitaire

Students are required to abide by the University of Georgia academic honesty policy.