ENGL 245 — Literature and the Environment
This course explores the genre of Nature Writing as it has existed over the last 200 years. Beginning with New England, students will read authors from the American West, the Great Whi te North, and the Southwestern Desert. This class will examine how these writers have connected with Nature for inspiration, for retreat, to ignite revolution, and to test oneself against. This class will focus on creative non - fiction, travel writing, memo ir and fiction. Students will also spend time with poets, filmmakers, and philosophers who consider Nature and Environmental issues in their work. There will be a Field Trip component to this course as well. Possible locations are Walden Pond, Portland Museum of Art, and Prouts Neck. Finally the class will focus its attention to the cities, where Nature exists in often vibrant and profound ways. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite(s): ENGL-100 or ENGL-101 Corequisite(s): ENGL-115