ENG-239 Visions of Environment

This course focuses on writers who have shaped thinking about the environment in the United States. The course first examines the historical and philosophical bases for American conceptions of nature, and then analyzes literary treatments of concepts such as bioregionalism, wilderness, sense of place, and environmentalism. Authors include Henry David Thoreau, George Perkins Marsh, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, and others.(Introduction to Literary Studies.)

Credits

3 credits

Prerequisite

FYS-101 or FYS-110 must be completed prior to taking this course.