HIS 325 01 - Nature and Nation: Env, Art, Ideo

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

Term: Academic Year 2018-19 - Winter

Schedule

Tue-Thu, 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM (1/9/2019 - 4/18/2019) 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