Connected Creatures: Humans/Animals (ENGL 278)

Term: 2025-2026 - Spring

Faculty

Barbara C. LonnquistShow MyInfo popup for Barbara C. Lonnquist

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Schedule

Mon-Wed, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM (1/20/2026 - 5/13/2026) Location: MAIN

Description

Examines the intersection of animal studies and literature. Using foundational thinkers in the field of animal studies, students will learn to analyze literary texts where animals are a vital presence in themselves to explore questions of species identity, cross-species relations (between human and animals), and how such relationships are imaginatively represented to help us rethink our shared inhabitance of the planet.Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or IDHP 220.