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This course of­fers stu­dents an in­tro­duc­tory un­der­stand­ing of how dif­fer­ent views of the en­vi­ron­ment shape iden­tity, with a focus on nar­ra­tive con­cerns of sus­tain­abil­ity. Stu­dents will an­a­lyze the ap­pear­ance and ef­fects of hu­mans on the en­vi­ron­ment by read­ing and dis­cussing Amer­i­can and British lit­er­a­ture across mul­ti­ple gen­res and cen­turies, sit­u­at­ing the texts within their his­tor­i­cal and lit­er­ary con­texts, and ex­plor­ing the way that the built and nat­ural en­vi­ron­ment are pre­sent in each work.

This course offers students an introductory understanding of how different views of the environment shape identity, with a focus on narrative concerns of sustainability. Students will analyze the appearance and effects of humans on the environment by reading and discussing American and British literature across multiple genres and centuries, situating the texts within their historical and literary contexts, and exploring the way that the built and natural environment are present in each work.