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21W.775 Writing about Nature and Environmental Issues, Fall 2006

Close-up of tree bark, with the forest in the background.

The bark of a tree. (Image courtesy of Aayesha Siddiqui.)

Highlights of this Course

This course features a detailed list of readings and a description of the assignments.

Course Description

This course focuses on traditional nature writing and the environmentalist essay. Students will keep a Web log as a journal. Writings are drawn from the tradition of nature writing and from contemporary forms of the environmentalist essay.

Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Anthony Lioi

Course Meeting Times

Lectures:
Two sessions / week
1.5 hours / week

Level

Undergraduate

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