Course Calendar
Please note that this calendar is designed to be flexible: we may make
adjustments along the way, depending on your interests and the needs
of the class. Should you miss a class, you are responsible for knowing about
—and adjusting for—any changes. Professional protocols and collegiality
call for you to alert us if you’ll be missing on a day when we’re having a
workshop or when you are scheduled to present materials.
Week One
Monday 5/11
Introductions and key terms; course objectives
Tuesday 5/12
Mary Oliver: What Do We Know: Poems and Prose Poems
Wednesday 5/13
Mary Oliver: What Do We Know, continued
Thursday 5/14
Mary Oliver: What Do We Know, continued
Due: Ecological Autobiography
Week Two
Monday 5/18
Mary Oliver: What Do We Know, continued
Robert Hass, “Iowa, January” (handout)
Tuesday 5/19
Spooky/Miller: Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica
In class: textual analysis
Wednesday 5/20
Cultural sites
In class: textual and contextual analyses
Thursday 5/21
In class: cultural sites presentations
Week Three
Monday 5/25: No class–Memorial Day
Tuesday 5/26
Horton, Grassroots Struggles for Sustainability in Central America
Wednesday 5/27
Horton, Grassroots Struggles, continued
Thursday 5/28
Horton, Grassroots Struggles, continued
Due: proposed regional or country overview
Week Four
Monday 6/1
Horton, Grassroots Struggles, conclusion
Tuesday 6/2
Regional or country overview presentations
Wednesday 6/3
Microbial Communities: From Life Apart to Life Together (handout)
Thursday 6/4
Steffen, Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century
Week Five
Monday 6/8
In class: Steffen, Worldchanging — section workshop, critique, performance: Shelter
Tuesday 6/9
In class: Steffen, Worldchanging — section workshop, critique, performance: Community
Wednesday 6/10
In class: Steffen, Worldchanging — section workshop, critique, performance: Business
Thursday 6/11
In class: Steffen, Worldchanging — section workshop, critique, performance: Politics
Week Six
Fieldwork & community presentations TBD
Week Seven
Fieldwork & community presentations TBD