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SEA Semester®: The Global Ocean www.sea.edu Cultural Landscapes and Seascapes: A Sense of Place - 1 Cultural Landscapes and Seascapes: A Sense of Place CAS NS 327 (3 credits) Course Catalog Description: Field-intensive analysis and documentation of dynamic relationships between nature and culture in specific coastal, island, and ocean places. Apply cultural landscape and related interdisciplinary bio-cultural approaches to place-based environmental studies. Instructor(s): Sea Education Association Maritime Studies Faculty Location: SEA campus in Woods Hole, MA and at sea on board one of SEA’s sailing school vessels. Prerequisites: Admission to SEA Semester. Sophomore standing or consent of instructor. Course Philosophy and Approach: We will focus in this course on fiction and creative nonfiction, two novels by Kiwi authors and a range of short stories and essays, in order to begin to understand a human sense of the coast and the ocean off Aotearoa New Zealand, and thus expand this out to human interactions with the global ocean. It is our aim to examine how story reflects, and perhaps shapes, the values and interactions with nonhuman animals and marine ecosystems of those living in Aotearoa New Zealand and those of ours, as visitors and observers. This course teaches research methods in literary criticism and environmental studies from multiple sources including novels, primary documents, secondary scholarly literature, and the Internet. In our ports of call, we will take what we learn and read and examine it against our observations of natural landscapes, the built environment, and the knowledge and opinions of local people. We stress good communication skills in classroom discussion. Our process is writing intensive, with both tightly constructed critical essays and a more creative expression, exploring sense of place with different methods. As part of the larger Global Ocean program, this course provides a humanities perspective for a learning community that takes a multi- disciplinary view of the relationship between people and their environment. This course consists of at least 22 contact hours (seminar/writing workshop) on shore in Woods Hole and at least 18 course-focused place-based contact hours at sea and in Aotearoa New Zealand. Learning Outcomes: 1. Development of research methods in environmental studies and literary criticism. 2. Development of place-based observation and analysis using interdisciplinary background research.

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CulturalLandscapesandSeascapes:ASenseofPlaceCASNS327(3credits)CourseCatalogDescription:Field-intensiveanalysisanddocumentationofdynamicrelationshipsbetweennatureandcultureinspecificcoastal,island,andoceanplaces.Applyculturallandscapeandrelatedinterdisciplinarybio-culturalapproachestoplace-basedenvironmentalstudies.Instructor(s):SeaEducationAssociationMaritimeStudiesFacultyLocation:SEAcampusinWoodsHole,MAandatseaonboardoneofSEA’ssailingschoolvessels.Prerequisites:AdmissiontoSEASemester.Sophomorestandingorconsentofinstructor.CoursePhilosophyandApproach:

Wewillfocusinthiscourseonfictionandcreativenonfiction,twonovelsbyKiwiauthorsandarangeofshortstoriesandessays,inordertobegintounderstandahumansenseofthecoastandtheoceanoffAotearoaNewZealand,andthusexpandthisouttohumaninteractionswiththeglobalocean.Itisouraimtoexaminehowstoryreflects,andperhapsshapes,thevaluesandinteractionswithnonhumananimalsandmarineecosystemsofthoselivinginAotearoaNewZealandandthoseofours,asvisitorsandobservers.Thiscourseteachesresearchmethodsinliterarycriticismandenvironmentalstudiesfrommultiplesourcesincludingnovels,primarydocuments,secondaryscholarlyliterature,andtheInternet.Inourportsofcall,wewilltakewhatwelearnandreadandexamineitagainstourobservationsofnaturallandscapes,thebuiltenvironment,andtheknowledgeandopinionsoflocalpeople.Westressgoodcommunicationskillsinclassroomdiscussion.Ourprocessiswritingintensive,withbothtightlyconstructedcriticalessaysandamorecreativeexpression,exploringsenseofplacewithdifferentmethods.AspartofthelargerGlobalOceanprogram,thiscourseprovidesahumanitiesperspectiveforalearningcommunitythattakesamulti-disciplinaryviewoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheirenvironment.

Thiscourseconsistsofatleast22contacthours(seminar/writingworkshop)onshoreinWoodsHoleandatleast18course-focusedplace-basedcontacthoursatseaandinAotearoaNewZealand.LearningOutcomes:

1. Developmentofresearchmethodsinenvironmentalstudiesandliterarycriticism.2. Developmentofplace-basedobservationandanalysisusinginterdisciplinarybackground

research.

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3. IntroductoryknowledgeofAotearoaNewZealandcoastalandoceanliteratureandrangeandhistoryofvoices.

4. Developmentofwritingskills,bothcriticalandcreative.5. Developmentofthoughtful,productivediscussion.

Evaluation:

Classparticipationinseminarandonshoreexplorations: 25%BlueEcocriticalEssay: 45%ExperientialBlueEcocriticalStory/TravelEssay: 30%

Assignments:

ClassParticipationClassparticipationinvolvesgoodlistening,thoughtfulcontributions,open-mindedsharingofideas,andthoroughpreparationandreadingbeforecomingtoclass,aswellasactivelistening,carefulfeedbackinwritingworkshops,andthoughtfulexaminationwhileonshorevisitingculturalsightsandwithindividualsinAotearoaNewZealand.BlueEcocriticalEssay(2,500-3,000words)Exploresomeaspect,theme,orquestionthatappearsintheworksofAotearoaNewZealandcoastalsealiteraturethatwe’vereadsofarthissemester,withaneyetowardsexploringhowtheseauthorsrepresentandperhapsinfluencetheperceptionofthecoastlineandseascape.Useatleasttwoofourreadings.Aimforgreatclarityandthoroughresearch—apolished,tightargument.Considerthedifferentwaystoexaminetexts:fromclosereadingsofpassagestoexaminingthestructureofanoveltolookingatthehistoricalandculturalandscientificandpoliticalcontextandinfluencestosettinganditseffectonourperceptionofaplace.Youmaybringinotherbooksthatyouhavereadoutsideofclass,buttheyshouldbeassupport,notasaprimarywork.Feelfreetouseoutsidecriticalessaysoranyotherreliablereferencematerials,andyouarehighlyencouragedtoreferencepapers,studies,podcasts,etc.fromotherdisciplinesthatinformyourexploration.Youmustillustratethisessaywithatleasttwoimages,properlycredited.Assumeyourreaderhasreadallthebooks,sonoplotsummaryisnecessary,althoughaone-totwo-wordreminderofcharactersorsettingisoftengoodform,e.g.:“Kahu,theprotagonistinWhaleRider(1987)…”Makecertainthatyourconclusionisnotjustasummaryofyourargument/observation,butcarriesyourexplorationfurther,pointstowardotherquestions,andtellsthereaderwhyyouressayisrelevanttoaKiwisenseof“blue”place.ExperientialBlueEcocriticalStory(1,000-1,200words)WriteacreativenonfictionstoryabouthowthefictionwereadcraftedanimpressionoftheAotearoaNewZealandcoastandseasorlifeatsea,andhowthisplayedoutwhenyousawandlivedityourself.Writethisforatravelmagazineoraliteraryjournalaudience.Referencesignificantlyatleastoneofthestorieswe’vereadasaclass.Youressaymustincludeatleastoneimage.

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CourseReadings:

Providedoncampus:

Ihimaera,Witi.WhaleRider.(1987)NewYork:Penguin,2010.Peat,Neville.Coasting.Dunedin:LongacrePress,2001.ReaderContents(alsoprovided):

Barrett,Andrea.“TheIsland.”Salmajundi(Spring/Summer2010),73-113.Braverman,Blair.“Post-NatureWriting,”inComingofAgeattheEndofNature:AGenerationFacesLivingonaChangedPlanet,eds.JulieDunlapandSusanA.Cohen.SanAntonio,TX:TrinityUniversityPress,2016.Carson,Rachel.“MemotoMrs.Eales,”inLostWoods:TheDiscoveredWritingofRachelCarson.Lear,Linda,ed.Boston:BeaconPress,1998.Collins,Damian,andRobinKearns.“It’sagestaltexperience”:LandscapevaluesanddevelopmentpressureinHawke’sBay,NewZealand.Geoforum41:435-446.2010.Cranna,John.“Archaeology”inTheyWent:TheArtandCraftofTravelWriting,ed.WilliamZinsser.Boston:HoughtonMifflin,1991.Grace,Patricia.“Journey”inTheFlamingoAnthologyofNewZealandShortStories,extendeded.Auckland:HarperCollins,2004.Gunn,Kirsty.“WhatLiesBeneath.”TheTelegraph.28May2006.www.telegraph.co.uk.Lee,Andrea.“DoubleLives”inTheyWent:TheArtandCraftofTravelWriting,ed.WilliamZinsser.Boston:HoughtonMifflin,1991.Mansfield,Katherine.“TheStranger"inTheCollectedStoriesofKatherineMasefield.London:PenguinBooks,2001.Marshall,Owen.“AViewofOurCountry”inTheyWent:TheArtandCraftofTravelWriting,ed.WilliamZinsser.Boston:HoughtonMifflin,1991.Melville,Herman.“Brit”inMoby-Dick,orTheWhale.NewYork:ModernLibrary,1982.Sargeson,Frank.“AGreatDay”inTheFlamingoAnthologyofNewZealandShortStories,extendeded.Auckland:HarperCollins,2004.

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Smith,Alisa.“AMāoriSenseofPlace?TaranakiWaiataTangiandFeelingsforPlace,”NewZealandGeographer60(1):12-17.2004.Walcott,Derek.“TheSeaisHistory.”(1987)TheStar-AppleKingdom.NewYork:FarrarStraussGiroux,2014.Wardi,Anissa.“Introduction.”WaterandtheAfricanAmericanMemory.Gainesville:UniversityPressofFlorida:2011.Yaeger,Patricia.“SeaTrash,DarkPools,andtheTragedyoftheCommons,”ProceedingsoftheModernLanguageAssociation125:3(2010),523-45.

LookalsointhecourseGoogleDriveforsupplementalessays,podcasts,etc.

ExpectationsandRequirements:

• Punctualattendanceisrequiredateveryclassmeeting.• Activeparticipationinclassdiscussionisexpected.• Lateassignmentsubmissionsarenotaccepted.• Thepolicyonacademicaccuracy,quotedbelow,willbestrictlyfollowedinthisclass.

Thepapersthatyousubmitinthiscourseareexpectedtobeyouroriginalwork.Youmusttakecaretodistinguishyourownideasandknowledgefromwordingorsubstantiveinformationthatyouderivefromoneofyoursources.Theterm“sources”includesnotonlypublishedprimaryandsecondarymaterial,butalsoinformationandopinionsgaineddirectlyfromotherpeopleandtextthatyoucutandpastefromanysiteontheInternet. Theresponsibilityforlearningtheproperformsofcitationlieswithyou.Quotationsmustbeplacedproperlywithinquotationmarksandmustbecitedfully.Inaddition,allparaphrasedmaterialmustbeacknowledgedcompletely.Wheneverideasorfactsarederivedfromyourreadingandresearch,thesourcesmustbeindicated.(HarvardHandbookforStudents,305)

• Considerationsforuseofinternetsources:Asyoubrowsewebsites,assesstheirusefulnessverycritically.Whopostedtheinformationandwhy?Canyoutrustthemtobecorrect?Authoritative?Aimingforobjectivity?(It’sokaytouseanespeciallybiasedsourceaslongasyouincorporateitknowinglyandtransparentlyintoyourownwork.)Keeptrackofgoodsourcesthatmightbeusefulforsubsequentassignmentsandannotateinyourbibliographyanysitesyoucite.Yourannotationshouldincludethenameoftheauthorororganizationoriginatinganymaterialthatyoureference.Ifyoucan’tidentifythesource,don’tuseit!

StyleGuide:MLA,Chicago,oranotherstandardreferencesystemisfine,aslongasyouareconsistentwithinyouressay.

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CourseCalendar:

Topic Readings/AssignmentsDue

Week1:BlueEcocriticismandSenseofPlace(5contacthours)–AshoreinWoodsHole

WoodsHolefieldtrip Barrett,Carson

FictionandrealityinWoodsHoleandinHawke’sBay,NZ CollinsandKearns

Week2:PolynesianNavigationandMaoriSenseofPlace(3hours)–AshoreinWoodsHole

AMaoriSenseofPlace? Smith

Ihimaera’sWhaleRider,pt.1 Ihimaera,throughChapter12

Week3:MarinePopulations:MaoriandPakehaSenseofPlace(3hours)–AshoreinWoodsHole

Ihimaera’sWhaleRider,pt.2 Ihimaera,13-end

NZshortstories Sargeson,Grace,Cranna,Mansfield

Week4:OceanPollution:AotearoaNewZealand,MarineResourcesandBlueFiction$(3hours)–AshoreinWoodsHole

Seastories,trash,andeconomics Yaeger

Peat’sCoasting

Week5:ClimateChange:Underseasenseofplace(5hours)–AshoreinWoodsHole

Coasting;peerworkshopPeat,sections1and2Due:workingdraftofecocriticalessay(2hardcopies)

WhaleRiderfilm

Coasting;“WhatLiesBeneath?” Peat,toend;Gunn

Week6:SeaasMemory:AfricanAmericanblueecocriticism(3hours)–AshoreinWoodsHole

“SeaisHistory” WalcottDue:finaldraftofecocriticalessay

Raceandbluesenseofplace Wardi

Week7(4hours)–AotearoaNewZealand,atseaandinportPublicRepresentationsofCulturalLandscapesFieldTripanddiscussion–AucklandMuseumComposingyourblueecocriticalstory

Braverman

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Topic Readings/AssignmentsDue

Week8(3hours)–AotearoaNewZealand,atseaandinport

FieldTripanddiscussion—WaitangiTreatyGrounds

Week9(1hour)–AotearoaNewZealand,atseaandinport

Workshoponecocritstory;discussiontheoceanasaplaceonitsown

Due:draftblueecocrit.storyLee;Melville;Marshall

Week10(5hours)–AotearoaNewZealand,atseaandinport

Fieldtripanddiscussions—TePapaMuseumandZealandia(Wellington)

Week11(3hour)–AotearoaNewZealand,atseaandinport

Finalworkshopsforecocritstory Due:finaldraftblueecocrit.story

Week12(2hours)–AotearoaNewZealand,atseaandinport

Watchingforiconicspecies(whales,etal)anddiscussion


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