SEM-213 |
Literature & Environment |
This course explores the human connection to the natural environment , in mostly British and American literature from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries . This exploration will combine readings in fiction , poetry , and non-fiction sources to understand better our connection to the world around us and our function within it . In addition to exploring this in literature , students will be asked to develop and express an understanding of their own connection to the environment and the choices they make about it , based on the value systems studied . This course focuses on the earth , one of the five critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy : women , non-violence , earth , antiracism , and immigration . This course meets the University ' s definition of writing intensive . |