Course Description

The exploration of a culture's conceptions of nature and the social implications through an examination of texts of literature and other discourses. Course may focus on either Western or non-Western societies.

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Athena Title

Ecocriticism

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3210

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Non-Traditional Format

This course will be taught 95% or more online.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

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.

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Topical Outline

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

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