Landscape Studies 270 - Colloquium: Human Experiences of Place

The urgency of the climate crisis is the motivation for this course to examine the relationship between humans and the world that surrounds them. Starting from this premise, the course examines various frameworks that philosophers, writers, cinematographers and artists have developed to make sense of their interactions with built and natural landscapes. The course then puts these frameworks to the test, using Smith’s campus and Northampton as the laboratory, to understand how individual lived experiences, in all their diversity, can be the basis for more sustainable ways of engaging with the landscapes of Earth. Enrollment limited to 20. (E)