ENVS 942B - Nature, Culture, London: In, Around, Below, Above, Before, & After the City

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4 credits
Through a study of a variety of texts and places ‘museums, maps, literature, parks, paintings, films, gardens, architecture, infrastructure’ we will consider the different ways in which nature is understood, ordered, and represented in London and surrounding areas. The way a culture looks at nature is organized by a variety of factors, including its geography, its history, its epistemology and ethos. We will explore various versions of nature in an urban environment, with particular attention to connections: between ideas and places, between texts and experiences, between one place and another, between different cultural perspectives, between the past and the present. Field trips required.
Prerequisites & Notes: Taught in London. Prior application and acceptance to the Oberlin-in-London Program required.