Education

EN4267

Literature and Ecology

Literature and Ecology, an Honors Level module, explores the connections between literature and the environment. Through the course of the semester, we discuss the diverse ways in which human ‘literature and culture’ have connected with the non-human world.

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USE2324

Gender and Ecology in Asia

This introductory module to ecofeminism, which assumes no prior knowledge, will explore the connections between women and ecology. It will examine various ways in which women and the non-human world have been conceptualised and subordinated under patriarchy or the rule of the fathers. Using literary texts written by Asian women writers and relevant cultural texts such as films, it will explore real and ideological embedment of women in nature.

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EN5880A

Literature and the Environment

This course examines the shifting perceptions of the natural world found in a variety of English literary works. Through the study of key literary texts, the evolution of ideas about nature will be traced from the 17th century’s age of scientific discovery to the 21st century’s idea of environmental crisis. A key element of the model will be the use of ecocritical ideas and concepts as a way to approach and understand connections between literature and the environment.
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CHS General Education Module

Nature-Stories

Arguably, the most pressing contemporary issue that affects all of humanity is the global environmental crisis. While scientists have worked extensively to establish the facts of irreversible climate change, these findings are frequently narrated through the concerns of politics, society and even faith.

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