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Nature and Nation: Env, Art, Ideo (HIS 325)

Term: Academic Year 2015-16 - Fall

Schedule

Tue-Thu, 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM (9/9/2015 - 12/18/2015) Location: MAIN WHELR 111

Description

This course examines the intersection of nature and nation-building in three periods: the early national period, 1950s cowboy culture, and present-day National Parks tourism. Students study the relationship of natural history to national culture, examining how empire and Enlightenment thinking come together to constitute nation-building as an imperial and Romantic art. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.

Lib Ed: WritingInt; Env: Narrative