Mar 29, 2024  
Catalogue 2014-2015 
    
Catalogue 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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WMST 277 - Gender and Nature


1 unit(s)
In this course we will think carefully about the concepts of “nature” and the “natural.” What are the various American myths about nature? How are the concepts of “nature” and the “natural” used in American culture to justify social inequalities based on gender, race, and class? What are the consequences for environments, both natural and built, of American myths about nature? We will consider the relationship between these questions and their utility for addressing 21st century environmental issues. Students will gain practical experience using interdisciplinary resources and methods and will encounter time periods ranging from the colonial to contemporary. We will emphasize writing and critical thinking. Reading materials will include historical narratives, political polemics, personal stories, and theoretical analyses. Students will acquire tools to evaluate mainstream and radical environmental discourse. Ultimately students will attend to the complexly intertwined representations of nature, gender, race, class and sexuality in U.S. popular culture. Ms. Schneiderman.

Not offered in 2014/15.

Two 75-minute periods.



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