ENG 250N CEX - Tpc Lit: Nature & Lit of Midwest

4 Credit(s)

This course explores fiction, poetry, and environmental writing of the Midwest, with a special emphasis on Wisconsin and its natural environment. Concepts of ecology are central to this course. Some of the readings specifically address environmental issues of preservation and sustainability, while other readings provide us with an environmental history of the natural world, as it has been observed by writers at different times and in different parts of the Midwest. The course also introduces students to concepts of literary analysis and interpretation.

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