ENV 447 - Contemporary Enviromental Fiction

Institution:

Chatham University

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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, critque, or reinforce contemporary constructions of the environment. Special attention will be given to the questions of history, gender, and "what counts" (e.g., urban versus wilderness) as the environment. Cross-listed as ENG 447. Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level English course or permission of instructor or any 300-level ENV or ENG course or permission of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

ENV447

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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