American Pastoral
ENGL 277
Spring 2009
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 219 |
| Certificates: Environmental Studies |
The United States has often been called "nature's nation." This course will explore some of the ways in which American writers from the revolutionary period to the present have depicted relations between their fellow citizens and the natural world. Paying special attention to exploration, farming, and the back-to-the-land movement, we will raise questions about national identity and values, rural ideology, utopianism, and the foundations of the environmental movement. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(ENVS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Theoretical texts by Leo Marx, Annette Kolodny, Lawrence Buell, Richard Slotkin, among others.
Primary texts by such writers as Jefferson, Crevecoeur, Bartram, Boone, Kirkland, Chesnutt, Jewett, Garland, Cather, Silko, Thoreau, and Abbey.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Frequent short responses and a research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
NOTE: This course fulfills the English Department's research seminar requirement for senior thesis writers. |
| Instructor(s): Stowe,William W. Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK404; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 7 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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