CHID 480 B: Special Topics: Advanced Study of the History of Ideas

ANIMAL ENGAGEMENTS: WRITING AND TALKING WITH NONHUMAN ANIMALS NW & VLPA CREDIT THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE FRAMEWORKS OF INTERSPECIES RELATION DEVELOPED IN ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES, CRITICAL ANIMAL STUDIES, AND OTHER THEORY. OTHER READINGS WILL RANGE FROM SCIENTIFIC LOGS TO FAIRY TALES, POETRY TO POLITICAL PROPAGANDA; WE WILL LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF KNOWING AND TREATING ANIMALS IN THESE WORKS. ALL ALONG, WE WILL ALSO BE WRITING WITH ANIMALS, AND STUDENTS WILL KEEP JOURNALS OF ANIMAL PRESENCES AND ABSENCES. OUR WRITING WILL ATTEMPT A VARIETY OF GENRES, INCLUDING FIELD DESCRIPTIONS, CASE REPORTS, ODES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL TEXT.