LAND: Art, Ecology and Environmental Activism

Catalog description

In this moment of climate collapse the relationship of art to the land has an urgent new meaning. LAND: Art, Ecology and Environmental Activism surveys artist’s engagement with land from a material, historical, spiritual and political perspective including Transcendentalism, land art, earthworks, neighborhood based projects, to eco arts and activism culminating in site-specific projects. Students will learn about local ecologies, and the plant and animal life that their projects will intersect with and serve. Readings will expand beyond the western canon of nature/ecology writing to include knowledge from multicultural, global, and indigenous perspectives. Students can expect to spend time outdoors on off-campus locations.