AJ25024 Environmental Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 13:20–14:55 G32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
AJ25024: Environmental Literature This course focuses on North American environmental literature, with an emphasis on contemporary authors. It is an interdisciplinary course that explores the interconnections of literature, history and ecology. The readings include fiction as well as nonfiction and explore a variety of geo-cultural regions throughout the US and Canada. An optional field work project has been integrated into the syllabus. Among the questions that this course poses are the following: How does our view of the nonhuman world affect our reading of literature? How does our view of literature affect our reading of the nonhuman world? What is the relation between environmental experience and literary representation of the environment? How do our metaphors of the land influence the way we treat it? How have North American writers responded to their landscapes? What kinds of environmental writing are there? To address these and other related issues, we will discuss works by Margaret Atwood, Annie Dillard, Linda Hogan, Barry Lopez, Gloria Naylor, Ron Rash, Eden Robinson, Scott Russell Sanders, Alice Walker, and Thomas Wharton.
Syllabus
  • AJ25024: Environmental Literature Spring 2006, Mon 13:20-14:55 Instructor: Kateřina Prajznerová E-mail: prajzner@phil.muni.cz Office hours: Mon 3:30-5, Tue 10:30-12, and by appointment week 1: February 20: Introduction to the course and class policies week 2: February 27: Margaret Atwood, Surfacing week 3: March 6: Margaret Atwood, Surfacing week 4: March 13: Scott Russell Sanders, Hunting for Hope week 5: March 20: Linda Hogan, Power week 6: March 27: Thomas Wharton, Icefields week 7: April 3: Alice Walker, The Color Purple week 8: April 10: Ron Rash, Saints at the River week 9: April 17: Easter Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach / Gloria Naylor, Mama Day week 10: April 24: Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach / Gloria Naylor, Mama Day week 11: May 1 State Holiday Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams / Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek week 12: May 8: State Holiday Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams / Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek week 13: May 15 Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams / Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Conclusion, course evaluation Assessment: Class participation 10% Response papers 30% Oral presentation 20% Paper proposal and annotated bib 10% Final paper / field work project 30%
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Assessment: Class participation 10% Response papers 30% Oral presentation 20% Paper proposal and annotated bib 10% Final paper / field work project 30%
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nemohou zapsat studenti Bc. studia AJ
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2009.
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