HIS3041 Nature and Culture

This course examines the variety of ways in which historical cultures have conceptualized and represented nature in religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts. We will begin by comparing the view of nature in creation myths from several world cultures. Next, we will survey the understanding of nature expressed in representative Asian and Western religious texts, and then consider Greek philosophy’s analytical approach to nature. Finally, we will look at seminal eras in modern world history when new interpretations of nature emerged, and conclude with a sampling of contemporary representations of nature in literature, art, music and film. Students must have completed WRT1012 and HIS at 1000 level OR one 2000-level Humanities (HIS, HUM, PHI, REL) course, either with a grade of C or higher. Credits: 3.000

WRT 1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00