| Course Title: Topics in American Literature: 'Nature and American Landscape Narrative, Past and Present' |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course will focus on the echo of early American narratives on nature and landscape (1800s and early 1900s), both visual and literary, in more modern or contemporary works. In the context of a history tainted with destruction, and in the face of environmental concerns today, we will explore the struggle to sustain an authentic connection with the natural world. Through a study of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, film, and art, students will consider the interplay of past and present. Does the sense of loss in the history of American landscape influence the approach of modern and contemporary American writers and artists as they consider the concept of preservation? Were current environmental concerns anticipated by writers of the past? Is the history of nature-writing in American narrative a love affair with landscape, an expression of grief and mourning, or both? Do issues of gender, race, or class influence the shape of narratives on the American landscape? |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Leah Glasser | 413-538-2855 | lglasser@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 318 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| This course will link with ARTH-290NE for comparative discussion and joint exploration. Meets English department 1700-1900 requirement |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-HUM | ENVST-HUM: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Humanities | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Humanities area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |