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Landscapes bear the marks of natural and cultural forces and, in turn, emerge to shape human experience, innovation, and creativity. Land and culture are inextricably linked through a process of mutual influence forming the contours of what is and what is possible.
This course examines the relationships between human culture and natural systems that are manifest in the form of our landscapes, in the organization of ecological and human communities, and in our imaginations.
We will take a place-based approach to examining the interdependence of natural and cultural history. Through first-hand observation and experience, we will acquire the ability to identify and describe the interplay of biogeophysical and anthropogenic elements of the specific landscapes.
Through engagement with creative and scholarly works, we will explore, critique, and formulate ideas about the dynamic connection between nature and culture.
We will travel throughout England and Scotland, focusing on historical and contemporary English and Scottish culture and natural history as exemplified in formal gardens and living collections (botanic gardens, zoological parks), nature preserves and national parks, historic and ancient ruins, the traditional English countryside, and the Scottish wilderness. We will study how humans have shaped this island, and how it has shaped them over the past ten thousand years.
A few of the places we hope to see:
A few of the places we hope to see:
The sorts of things we will be studying:
The sorts of things we will be studying:
Bird Migration and Climate Change
A Natural History of HedgerowsThe Industrial Revolution in Britain
All of these photos are from Hiram classes in Great Britain over the past twelve years
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”
― Gary Snyder
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