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We will be using John Steinbeck's ''Grapes of Wrath'' to structure our exploration of the environment. If you've read the book before, re-read it not as a work of literature but as a documentary of people who are reacting to economic and ecological forces, and then try to imagine what the current version of the novel would be: a family in Guatemala who can't make a living raising corn, or one in Africa fleeing a civil war brought on by competition for land or water? | We will be using John Steinbeck's ''Grapes of Wrath'' to structure our exploration of the environment. If you've read the book before, re-read it not as a work of literature but as a documentary of people who are reacting to economic and ecological forces, and then try to imagine what the current version of the novel would be: a family in Guatemala who can't make a living raising corn, or one in Africa fleeing a civil war brought on by competition for land or water? | ||
| − | In the spirit of College 8, we encourage you to buy a used copy of the book (even one that's marked up is fine, as long as there's room for you to add your comments). Any edition will do, though the most common version is a paperback published by Penguin (it's 455 pages, so try to find a copy that has | + | In the spirit of College 8, we encourage you to buy a used copy of the book (even one that's marked up is fine, as long as there's room for you to add your comments). Any edition will do, though the most common version is a paperback published by Penguin (it's 455 pages, so try to find a copy that has approximately that many pages in order to make it easy to follow along in class). Most towns have a used book store, and you can get used books online as well. If you want a new copy, you might try an independent rather than a corporate chain bookstore. |
Revision as of 23:46, 25 June 2008
We will be using John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath to structure our exploration of the environment. If you've read the book before, re-read it not as a work of literature but as a documentary of people who are reacting to economic and ecological forces, and then try to imagine what the current version of the novel would be: a family in Guatemala who can't make a living raising corn, or one in Africa fleeing a civil war brought on by competition for land or water?
In the spirit of College 8, we encourage you to buy a used copy of the book (even one that's marked up is fine, as long as there's room for you to add your comments). Any edition will do, though the most common version is a paperback published by Penguin (it's 455 pages, so try to find a copy that has approximately that many pages in order to make it easy to follow along in class). Most towns have a used book store, and you can get used books online as well. If you want a new copy, you might try an independent rather than a corporate chain bookstore.
