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ENGL 113 Reading for the Planet Units: 3.00
This course explores how human relationships with the planet have been represented, and how they vary across space and time. It responds to our age of ecological crisis by tracking planetary concerns across a variety of literary genres and modes. Assignments invite students to reflect on their own beliefs and actions vis-Ć -vis the planet.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Exclusion Maximum of 6.0 units of ENGL at the 100-level.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze texts from an array of forms, including poetry, prose fiction, political discourse, social media, conversation, laws and constitutions, protest, etc.
- Identify basic assumptions about human relationships to the planet that underlie authorsā (and their own) understanding of environmental concerns (e.g. nature/culture binary, ideologies of progress, etc.
- Compare/contrast different representations of human/environment relationships across cultures and over time.
- Challenge prevailing ideas about āthe planetā and explore alternatives.
- Communicate their understanding of environmental challenges using analytical and reflective modes.
- Communicate their experience of the tangible world.