ENG 340 - Contemporary Environmental Writers

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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

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Description:

3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This upper-division literature course will survey contemporary non-fiction and literary journalism that focuses on issues in nature, natural history, the environment, and related topics. Students will examine literature that reveals and interprets the environment and its social, philosophical, economic, and cultural contexts and implications. Readings may include works by noted contemporary writers such as E. O. Wilson, Barry Lopez, Edward Abbey, Terry Tempest Williams, Bill McKibben, Wendell Berry, Sue Hubbell, Farley Mowat, Gary Paul Nabhan, Rick Bass, Annie Dillard, Peter Matthiessen, Stephen Jay Gould, and David Quammen. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Human Condition Foundational and Structural Experiences.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.paulsmiths.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 327-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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