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Description: MCCCD Approval: 2-24-1998 |
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ENH206
1998 Fall – 2000 Summer II |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Nature
and Environmental Literature |
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Investigates major themes in nature and environmental
writing. Explores relationship between humanity and the environment as
expressed through fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Examines how literature
drives attitudes and policies. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
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ENH206 1998
Fall – 2000 Summer II |
Nature and Environmental Literature |
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Trace the historical range of viewpoints toward nature and
the wilderness. (I) |
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Identify major American nature writers, and describe their
contributions to the body of environmental literature. (II) |
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Define and exemplify ecoritical
and ecofeminist approaches to literature. (III) |
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Describe the impact of literature on environmental
attitudes and policy. (IV) |
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ENH206 1998
Fall – 2000 Summer II |
Nature and Environmental Literature |
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I. Brief History of
Humanity's Views of Nature/Wilderness A. Indigenous cultures B. Industrial society: The
machine in the garden II. Survey of American
Nature Writing (not limited to, but may include: ) A. Thoreau B. Leopold C. Carson D. Dillard E. Abbey F. McPhee
G. Lopez H. Snyder III. Critical Theory A. Overview of literary
critical theory B. Ecocritical
approaches to literature C. Ecofeminist
approaches to literature IV. Current Environmental
Attitudes and Policies A. Literature's impact on
environmental attitudes B. Literature's impact on
environmental policy |