Senior College: The New Nature Writers

themes in six week course:

1. Senses - Perceiving the world differently:

   Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery, An Immense World by Ed Yong, The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger

2. Cooperative Species Survival:

   Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, The Serviceberry by Robin Kimmerer, The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger

3. Human Culture & Nature:

   Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer, Soil by Camille Dungy, Embracing Fearlessly the Burning World by Barry Lopez

4. History & Generational Memory:

   Black Nature by Camille Dungy, Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves by J. Drew Lanham, The Summer of Black Widows by Sherman Alexie

5. What can Nature teach us about Time:

   Of Time and Turtles by Sy Montgomery, An Immense World by Ed Yong, The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben

6. Fostering a generation of Nature Lovers:

   Birding to Change the World by Tish O’Kane, Better Living through Birding by Christian Cooper