ENG 330 - Literature and the Environment

Institution:

Lackawanna College

Subject:

English

Description:

Literature and the Environment will address the role that literature can play in our understanding of the environment. The course will cover a wide timespan and various genres, including investigative journalism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Texts covered may include the American Transcendental period of the 1800s, investigative environmental writing of the 1960s, and contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. We will also identify techniques though which poets, essayists, journalists, fiction, and nonfiction writers have addressed environmental questions through the form and context of their works. Lastly, through close reading, critical thinking, class discussions, and analytical writing, we will investigate the ways in which literature can impact how people relate to nature and the environment. (3 Credits) Prerequisites: ENG 105 and ENG 110

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lackawanna.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 961-7810

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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