ESM-5030: Making Sense of Place

This course introduces theory and practice in the humanities through a focus on space and place. Students will explore a variety of interpretive lenses from individual and community ‘sense of place’ to the cultural production of space, with emphasis on recognizing, understanding, and applying critical and interpretive strategies from humanistic geography, including history, religious studies, literature, and art. In addition to exploring a variety of epistemological perspectives, students will develop communication skills through critical and interpretive readings of literature and place, through expository and reflective writing on place experience, and through creative and persuasive applications of visual media. Students will advance their cultural competency through the exploration of ecological identity and critical social reflection. Students will gain grounding in research skills for the environmental humanities through engagement with methods and approaches used in qualitative research on the experience and interpretation of place. In 2011, Mount Monadnock will serve as a particular and local exemplar for application of concepts and research design.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability

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ESM-5030: Making Sense of Place