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Approval of the instructor is required for registration.
Prerequisites/Notes:
Instructor approval required
Catalog Description :
This topics course offers advanced students a seminar in a topic related to a foundations/gateway course offered in the same term. Students engage with more challenging readings and pursue their own scholarship, presenting their research in the companion gateway course as the opportunity arises. Students may have previously taken the companion gateway course but may not enroll concurrently in that course. May be repeated when topic is different.
Topic for
Topic for Spring 2024: Forests and Human Flourishing
PREREQUISITES: Instructor approval required
This course will investigate the metaphorical connection between the flourishing of forests and human beings. We will examine ancient works like the Epic of Gilgamesh as well as more recent fiction and non-fiction works on trees and forests. We will learn to name the trees on campus and examine historical patterns of religion and logging in Wisconsin. As a class we will consider the validity (or desirability) of applying the metaphor of the forest to human society, and whether this metaphor could counter rampant individualism.
Attributes: GER Humanities Div, 400-599 Advanced Course
Term |
Spring Term 2024 |
Instructors |
Martyn Smith |
Course |
RLST 545 |
Grade Mode |
Standard |
Title |
TOP:FORESTS & HUMAN FLOURISHIN |
Final Exam |
Wednesday, Jun 05, 2024 08:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
CRN |
4050 |
Status |
Active |
Class Time |
08:30 AM-09:40 AM MWF BRIG 317 |
Start-End Date |
Mar 25, 2024-Jun 05, 2024 |
Campus |
Appleton Main Campus |
Units |
6 |
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Maximum |
Number registered |
Enrollment: |
Unlimited |
4 |
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