Oceans and Literature

3 credits · Undergraduate

Cultures of seashores and ocean explored through autobiography, fiction, poetry, and art. The transformations of identity, body, and imagination provoked by life at sea. Literary and artistic responses to oceanic challenges—from threats to the Great Barrier Reef to the Pacific’s vast plastic gyres. Featured works include Coleridge’s 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' and Turner’s sea-themed paintings. [3] (AXLE: HCA) (CORE A, C) (LE HFA)