ENG1230
WRITINGS OF PLACE AND NATURE
Also listed under 1 other title
- KIDDY LITTER (ATURE)
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 9
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
"It is not down in any map; true places never are," Herman Melville wrote in "Moby Dick." We are increasingly disconnected from the spirit of the natural world and our sense of place in this burgeoning technological age. The goal of this course is to reawaken our inherent connection to the earth, and place, in order to helps us see the world more clearly and understand it more deeply. We will study "nature writing" by those who have a special connection to the earth anchored a certain place, from Emerson and Thoreau to contemporary authors. As time permits we will conduct field studies, a film study, and be visited by an author. This course will explore what place can teach us, how it shapes our vision and sense of self along with our world view. Through reading and discussing essays, poems, and works of nonfiction, we will learn how we can be more aware of the world that sustains and surrounds us. Writing for this class will include creative pieces as well as analytical essays, and there will be a final project addressing a place of your choosing.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2014–2024
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 42% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 summer terms since 2018. Department course count rising about 16% per year. Department faculty is about 23% above its recent average. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 42% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 10 summer terms since 2017. Department course count rising about 15% per year. Department faculty is about 33% above its recent average. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 44% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 11 summer terms since 2016. Department course count rising about 12% per year. Department faculty is about 37% above its recent average. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 45% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 12 summer terms since 2015. Department course count rising about 11% per year. Department faculty is about 33% above its recent average. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 6:00 PM–9:30 PM JC218 2012
- Wed, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC104 2011
- Mon, Wed, 6:00 PM–9:30 PM JC104 2010
- Tue, Thu, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Anderson House, English Dept 2004
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2024 | Heather J. Macpherson | Online | 1 | 6 of 15 enrolled | 11403 |
| Summer 2023 | Heather J. Macpherson | Online | 1 | 17 of 20 enrolled | 11403 |
| Summer 2022 | Heather J. Macpherson | Online | 1 | 7 of 20 enrolled | 11403 |
| Summer 2018 | Jessica Bane-Robert | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 25 enrolled | 10925 |
| Summer 2016 | Jessica Bane-Robert | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 25 enrolled | 10616 |
| Summer 2012 | Jessica Bane-Robert | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 20 enrolled | 10027 |
| Spring 2011 | Jessica Bane-Robert | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 25 enrolled | 40673 |
| Summer 2010 | Jessica Bane-Robert | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 20 enrolled | 13175 |
| Summer 2004 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 23 enrolled | 10909 |