Nature and Nation: Env, Art, Ideo (HIS 325)
Term: Academic Year 2017-18 - Fall
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