ENGL 476

Fall 2015 All Classes

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Topics in Lit & Environment

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

From the developing field of "ecocriticism" to new historical examinations of canonical writers such as Thomson, Thoreau, or the "nature poets", to the new field of Science Studies, this advanced seminar examines a range of specialized topics related to literature and the environment.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated with permission of English advising office to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours if topics vary. May be repeated for graduate credit if topics vary. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 476 class schedule data for fall 2015
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	56412	Lecture-Discussion	1G	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	44 English Building	Jones, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/15-12/09/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Literature and the Sea Section Info: Topic Section 1G: Literature and the Sea The sea is a persistent metaphor for ideas as vast as the ocean itself: sexual awakening, freedom, death, fluidity, and escape. At the same time, the sea is a factory and workplace, a place where cultural exchange, trade relationships, and political power are all made material in the bodies of working sailors. This course will explore oceanic texts, answering questions such as: What does the sea mean for authors of various races, genders, sexual identities, and ethnicities? How has the literature of the sea contributed to environmental (and environmentalist) concerns? How does American literature respond to the decline of maritime industry and the rise of seashore tourism? How does sea literature construct new categories of local, national, and global belonging? We will read American literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries, exploring works by Herman Melville, Frederick Douglass, Kate Chopin, and Sarah Orne Jewett. The course ends with a short unit on contemporary maritime culture: container shipping, leisure cruising, and globalization. Along with literary texts, we will study book illustrations, tattoos, paintings and magazine articles. We will explore a variety of critical approaches, including oceanic studies, critical race theory, ecocriticism, and visual culture. Students will write two critical essays and a large volume of informal writing. Students will also be assessed based on exams and on active, engaged participation in class discussion. TEXTS: Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod; Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; Herman Melville, Benito Cereno; Sarah Orne Jewett, Country of the Pointed Firs; Kate Chopin, The Awakening Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	56411	Lecture-Discussion	1U	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	44 English Building	Jones, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/15-12/09/15 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Literature and the Sea Section Info: Topic Section 1U: Literature and the Sea The sea is a persistent metaphor for ideas as vast as the ocean itself: sexual awakening, freedom, death, fluidity, and escape. At the same time, the sea is a factory and workplace, a place where cultural exchange, trade relationships, and political power are all made material in the bodies of working sailors. This course will explore oceanic texts, answering questions such as: What does the sea mean for authors of various races, genders, sexual identities, and ethnicities? How has the literature of the sea contributed to environmental (and environmentalist) concerns? How does American literature respond to the decline of maritime industry and the rise of seashore tourism? How does sea literature construct new categories of local, national, and global belonging? We will read American literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries, exploring works by Herman Melville, Frederick Douglass, Kate Chopin, and Sarah Orne Jewett. The course ends with a short unit on contemporary maritime culture: container shipping, leisure cruising, and globalization. Along with literary texts, we will study book illustrations, tattoos, paintings and magazine articles. We will explore a variety of critical approaches, including oceanic studies, critical race theory, ecocriticism, and visual culture. Students will write two critical essays and a large volume of informal writing. Students will also be assessed based on exams and on active, engaged participation in class discussion. TEXTS: Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod; Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; Herman Melville, Benito Cereno; Sarah Orne Jewett, Country of the Pointed Firs; Kate Chopin, The Awakening Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.