ENGL 64.02 Garden Politics: Literature, Theory, Practice

What do gardens have to do with sexuality, empire, race, class, environmental degradation, the history of poetry, the social role of religion, and the future of art? In discussion of various literary, critical, theoretical, and eco-critical  texts, we will attempt to answer this question over the course of the term. While based in literary readings, the course supplements and contextualizes these with other readings and websites. We will also consider broader issues and discourses connecting humans and the environment. Authors may include Jamaica Kincaid, Olive Senior, T.S. Eliot, Derek Jarman, Francis Hodgson Burnett, Paul Fleischman, Willa Cather, and Kage Baker.

Instructor

Not being offered in 2022-23

Prerequisite

Recommended: two completed English courses.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Junior Colloquium: Course Group IV