Environmental Literature
Overview
Subject area
ENGL
Catalog Number
327W
Course Title
Environmental Literature
Department(s)
Description
The study of literature and culture from an environmental or ecological perspective, broadly defined as "ecocriticism." Genres and literary movements may include travel narratives, the novel, poetry, the essay, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, or Pastoralism. Topics may include industrialization and urbanization, colonialism and empire, crisis and ecocollapse, animal studies, evolution, environmental justice, and anthropocentrism.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Course Attributes
WRIC - WRIC (Writing Intensive)
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
009023