ENVS 045B. River Stories

Cross-listed as ENGL 070R
The Delaware River is the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi: it is also a repository of American history, from Washington’s midnight crossing during the Revolutionary War through Indian massacres through the era of pollution and the effects of the Clean Water Act. Twelve upper-class students will have the opportunity to spend time on the river before the start of the semester: we’ll take 7-10 days to canoe and/or kayak, camp, explore ecosystems and natural history, visit water treatment centers, write, and gather media (photos, video, sound files). In addition to a traditional English paper and a research essay on environmental issues affecting the Delaware River, students will keep field journals and write poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction prose. One or more of these creative pieces will be turned into a digital story; several will be added to a communal memory map of the Delaware.

Graded CR/NC.
Limited to 12.
1 credit.
Eligible for ENVS, ESCH
Catalog chapter: Environmental Studies
Department website: Environmental Studies

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