ENG 447 - Contemporary Environmental Fiction

Institution:

Chatham University

Subject:

Description:

A study of environmental fiction ranging from Jack London's The Call of the Wild to Margaret Atwood's Surfacing and Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres, this course attends in specific to the representation of nature and environment in 20th-Century novels and other cultural texts (e.g., Bambi or The Emerald Forest). Students will consider how such representations interrogate, critique, or reinforce contemporary constructions of the environment. Special attention will be given to questions of history, gender, and "what counts" (e.g., urban versus wilderness) as the environment. Prerequisite(s): 200-level English course or permission of department chairperson.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ENG200 OR ENG204 OR ENG207 OR ENG208 OR ENG209 OR ENG216 OR ENG217W OR ENG218 OR ENG220 OR ENG222 OR ENG230 OR ENG241 OR ENG243 OR ENG244 OR ENG245 OR ENG249 OR ENG262 OR ENG281 OR ENG282 OR ENG283 OR ENG286 OR ENG287 OR ENG380

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

ENG447

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2008 - 08/31/2010 

Institution Website:

www.chatham.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 365-1100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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