Writing about Nature and Environmental Issues

As taught in: Fall 2006

Close-up of tree bark, with the forest in the background.

The bark of a tree. (Image courtesy of Aayesha Siddiqui.)

Instructors:

Prof. Anthony Lioi

MIT Course Number:

21W.775

Level:

Undergraduate

Course Description

This course focuses on traditional nature writing and the environmentalist essay. Students will keep a Web log as a journal. Writings are drawn from the tradition of nature writing and from contemporary forms of the environmentalist essay.