EL 111 - Green Writing:Literature and the Environment

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Saint Vincent College

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Description:

This introductory course surveys different types of writing about individual and social relationships with the environment. Topics for reading and discussion include nature imagery, travel writing, nature writing, and environmental writing by authors like Thoreau, Carson, Muir, Beston, and Hunter- Austin, as well as others who write essays, drama, poetry, and/or fiction. In the course, students develop their awareness of the various approaches writers take and the different opinions they hold, as well as significant areas of literary production with respect to the environment both historically and among contemporary writers. Course requirements include two shorter essays, class participation, a midterm, and a final examination. Three credits.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stvincent.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 539-9761

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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