Language, Justice, and Creation

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A study of the relationship between American literature and the environment. The course focuses on canonical American texts, such as those by Thoreau and Emerson, as well as more specifically environmental texts by Muir, Leopold, and Carson. Special attention is given to environmental writing of Appalachia, including works by Fred Chappell and Hubert Skidmore. All the texts will be placed in dialogue with current literary theory, including ecocriticism and ecofeminism, and current Christian thinkers in the field. Offered fall term even years. Three semester hours.