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ENGL 454 - Literature and the Environment

Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: CORE 101  and CORE 102 .
Examines literature concerning the relationship between humans and the environment. Study of landmark non-fictional works of an emerging ecological ethic, as well as fictional works that invite an ecocritical approach. They will examine how changing literary interpretations of the land have influenced attitudes toward nonhuman nature, and how cultural values have shaped our definitions of nature, our perceptions of it, and our interaction with the natural world.



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