CLITR 3100 Changing Views of Nature in American Literature
This course examines various views of nature as seen in American literature. We will read poetry, myth, folk tales, novels, and essays to explore these views. We will begin with the Native American view of nature as something men and women are a part of, then examine the dominant cultural view that nature is something we have control over. We will examine increasing concern in American literature with the urbanization of the nation and the loss of nature altogether. We will study the voices of minority writers as they articulate their vision of nature from cultures displaced and uprooted.
Prerequisite
CLITR 1100