東京大学大学院総合文化研究科

言語情報科学専攻

Language and Information Sciences, University of Tokyo

東京大学大学院総合文化研究科

言語情報科学専攻

〒153-8902 東京都目黒区駒場3-8-1

TEL: 03-5454-6376

FAX: 03-5454-4329

言語文化横断論演習(3) (Writing the landscape: British Nature Writing at the turn of the 20th century and beyond)

  • 科目コード: 08C161403
  • 開講学期: S1S2
  • 曜限: 木曜3限 Thu 3rd
  • 教室: 駒場8号館 8-208
  • 単位数: 2
  • 担当教員: THURGILLJAMESCHRISTOPHER

授業の目標・概要

Beginning with a short introduction to cultural geography, this course will introduce students to key figures of British nature and landscape writing from the turn of the 20th century and beyond. The class explores the various ways in which writers have tried to describe the vibrant spaces and dynamic wildlife that surround them, from wilderness to urban ‘edgelands’. You will think about how the changing of landscapes, and the communities who inhabit them, has had an impact on the way we think about and describe the natural world. The course aims to reflect nature writing in the widest sense of the term, and therefore covers a range of conceptions of and engagements with nature, including those found in ecospirituality, folklore, philosophy, ecohorror and more.
The course is designed to help you think critically about the uses of descriptive writings and their connection to the world around us. Furthermore, you will be learning about and engaging in the practice of place writing, producing your own short creative reflections on the landscape. A number of short readings will provide an opportunity to enable discussion and develop comprehension of the English text itself. Students will be expected to read excerpts on a weekly basis as preparation for in-class work.

授業のキーワード

  • 英語
  • 文化的地理
  • 景観
  • アカデミックスキル
  • English

授業計画

To be outlined in first class.

授業の方法

Short lectures, in-class discussion, group work, comprehension and critical thinking exercises, presentations and creative response papers.

成績評価方法

Attendance, Participation, Engagement and Homework: 30% Presentation: 20% Research Paper: 50%

教科書

No textbook required.

参考書

Weekly readings will be supplied by the professor.

履修上の注意

Taught entirely in English, Reports should be written in English.