Author: Paul Siewers

  • Politics and Sustainability

    The next writing project will be due Sat. Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. However, if you send a note 24 hours in advance you can get an extension to Sat. Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. without penalty. This project will be a 700-word reflection on Politics and Sustainability (that’s approximately 2 pages double-spaced, but use…

  • Extra Credit “The Deer Hunter” Honor Roll 🙂

    Katie, Peter, Natalie, Dan, Luke, Christian, Annmarie, Laura, Kate Special kudos and props to Annmarie and Laura for staying for the entire three-hour marathon! 🙂

  • Aesthetics and Sustainability

    The next writing project will be due Sat. Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. It will be a 700-word reflection on Aesthetics and Sustainability (that’s approximately 2 pages double-spaced, but use the word count, and meet that minimum without exceeding 720 words including the bibliography). Please focus on how aesthetics can be a factor and/or a…

  • Bible and Sustainability Writing Project

    The next writing project will be due Sat. Sept. 21 at Noon (this is pushing back the original date on the syllabus to give you some extra time). It will be a 700-word reflection on the Bible and Sustainability (that’s approximately 2 pages double-spaced, but use the word count, and meet that minimum without exceeding…

  • Presentation rubic

    For Monday we’ll be doing presentations of your “eco-wiki” projects. Please: 1. Keep presentations to 4 minutes or under each. Prepare an outline or script and practice so that you meet the time limit. 2. If you use PowerPoint (which is optional), no more than four slides, try to avoid using a lot of text,…

  • Topics and meeting times for “eco-wiki” blog, week of 9/2

    TUES. (9/3)   Lynn White and responses (Natalie, Tues. 2 p.m.) Definitions of sustainability (Kristin, Tues. 2:20 p.m.) Classical views of Nature 1, Plato and Stoics (Peter, Tues. 2:40 p.m.) WED. (9/4) Ecological fantasy writing and film (Dan, Wed., 10 a.m.) Environmental humanities (Katie, Wed., 10:20 a.m.) Urban agrarianism (Luke, Wed., 1 p.m.) Amish and Mennonites and technology (Laura,…

  • MNEMS

    An acronym helpful in thinking about environmental humanities, MNEMS is short for mnemonics, or the art of remembering. Memory is an important part of ecology from an humanities standpoint, as it involves our context for experiencing our world. The five elements of MNEMS involve aspects of writing, communicating, and symbolizing, which help link us as…

  • Writing Guide: George Orwell

    George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English Language” includes some helpful writing tips, including: “A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is…