ENG 250E CEX - Tpc: Wildrnss & Lit of Amer West

4 Credit(s)

A course in the fiction, poetry and nonfiction prose of the American West focusing on wilderness and the environment. Concepts of ecology are central to the course; we will trace an arc from the writings of John Muir and the founding of the Sierra Club to the modern-day environmental movement. We will explore the writings of other fiction writers, poets and nonfiction writers who have captured in their work something of the majesty and vulnerability of the Western landscape. We will also consider the contradictory myths of the American West, with its competing claims of individualism and conservation.

Prerequisite(s): W tag or concurrent enrollment in W-tag course.