IDS-3018: Birds in the Field & Human Imagination Margins

The purpose of this course is to engage a tradition that spans millennia and every culture: a human fascination with birds. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, we will explore birds through many lens and avenues. As naturalists, we will seek out birds in the wild, experimenting with different approaches to observation. We will consider common themes in the life circumstances of birds, as well as explore the impact of human civilization on the ecology of natural habitats. Further, we’ll explore birds as symbols of the human imagination as expressed through literature, art, and religion. We will also appreciate birds as metaphors mirroring ourselves and our interrelationship with the natural world. The reading will include scientific as well as literary texts. Led by an enthusiastic but far from expert birder, this will be a collaborative adventure in mutual inquiry. Access to a pair of field glasses is highly recommended, but not required; a creative imagination and desire to be enchanted by birds, a definite plus.
Min. Credits: 3.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Seattle,Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Classroom,Online Meeting (synchronous)
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies

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IDS-3018: Birds in the Field & Human Imagination Margins