Women and the Green World
This course will explore the ways in which women writers relate to and write about the green world. Has the world of plants, forests, and herbs, as Linda Baron & Brenda Peterson claim , “long been the province of women” (xi)? Is women’s bond with the plant kingdom inherently different from men’s? What motivates women, in particular, to reflect on “the emotional, philosophical, and spiritual aspects” (xii) of humanity’s interaction with the green world? If ,as Baron & Peterson maintain “(t)he green world is fundamental to our identity”. How do women create, reflect, and/or interact with such an identity through the craft of writing? These are the questions we will examine as we read texts by Isabel Allende, Zora Neale Hurston, Mary Crow Dog, Naomi Shihab Nye, Mary Oliver, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and others. This course is also cross-listed as ENGL4470 Special Topics.
Grade Basis: AL
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0