Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2016

     

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FWIS 143 001 (CRN: 23388)

SUSTAINABILITY IN AMERICA

Long Title: SUSTAINABILITY IN AMERICA
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Goode, Abby L.
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (11-JAN-2016 - 22-APR-2016) 
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 26-APR-2024 9:56PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
2-MAY-2016  
2:00PM - 5:00PM M
 
Description: What do we mean by "sustainability"? What or who, are we aiming to sustain? This course examines the American literary and cultural roots of sustainability, a vexed yet popular concept across the disciplines. It engages with demographics, food scarcity, rural life, subsistence agriculture, reproduction, urban development, and population control.
 
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/