ENG 420 - Environmental Literature

3 Credit(s)

This course is a survey of environmental literature poetry, fiction, and non-fiction spanning from the beginning of the conservation movement with Thoreau through the modern environmental movement with Carson, and to the present day with a focus on sustainability and the Southwestern United States with attention paid to the environmental impacts on indigenous populations and minority groups and authors, particularly Latinx. Students will analyze, criticize, reflect, and write about the reading, but also reflect upon field visits to farms, ranches, monuments, and parks throughout the region.

Prerequisite(s):
ENG 203 Minimum Grade: C- OR T