ENGL 3220 - Special Topics: Gender, Writing, and the Environment

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

This course explores representations of gender- as well as gender’s intersections with sexuality, race, and class- in writing that addresses environmental themes. The course considers questions about the role of writing in this moment of environmental crisis as well as the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, and class with environmental issues. Possible genres to be of focus are speculative fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry, short stories, historical fiction, and digital essays. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity and Humanities area requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness; Sustainability. Prer., ENGL 1500 or ENGL 2010 or equivalent.