ENGL 3217 - Climate Catastrophes in Literature and Fiction

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

English

Description:

Fulfills a requirement for a minor in Environmental Humanities, fulfills the Period/Topics requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies, and open to all other interested students. The course focuses on major themes and debates in environmental literature and climate fiction. Interdisciplinary in scope, the class engages ecocriticism (the study of literature and the environment) with such fields as feminism, postcolonialism, indigenous and race studies, climate science, globalization, migration studies, urbanism, and social justice. Students will read climate fiction and environmental literature alongside critical and theoretical essays and write several critical papers, conduct a major research project, and take exams. ** COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) ** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Investigate and critique literature through an ecocritical lens. 2. Evaluate the intersections between the environment and such aspects as race/ethnicity, class, geography, postcolonialism, and gender. 3. Investigate effects of climate catastrophe on humans and non-humans in the Anthropocene. 4. Create high-quality researched essays on topics that pertain to environmental criticism. 5. Evaluate the significance of an environmental understanding in both literature and culture. Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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