ENGL 265 A: Introduction to Environmental Humanities

Winter 2026
Meeting:
TTh 10:00am - 11:20am
SLN:
14336
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
ENVIR 295 A , GERMAN 243 A , GLITS 252 D
ADD CODE FROM INSTRUCTOR PD 3 JOINT W/- GERMAN 243+ GLITS 252+ CLIT 252
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Fairy tales are part of a storytelling web that stretches from 16th-century Italy to 19th-century Germany to contemporary North America. This course will trace that web, especially its environmental and ecological relations, and spin it in new directions through an adaptation project.

Neon sculpture of Rapunzel in the bridge tender's room on the Fremont Bridge

Catalog Description:
Introduces the study of the environment through literature, culture, and history. Topics include changing ideas about nature, wilderness, ecology, pollution, climate, and human/animal relations, with particular emphasis on environmental justice and the unequal distribution of environmental crises, both globally and along class, race and gender lines.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 31, 2025 - 4:47 pm