This week’s lab was an investigation into River View Natural Area. We looked for patterns in ivy removal and canopy cover, and our write up is available here.
Too Many Questions, Never Enough Answers
Descriptive Questions: In the junction of English & Environmental Studies, situated in the literature of the American West, descriptive questions could simply ask what kinds of literature have been written about the West? What poems, what novels, what epics, what essays? Simply, what narratives capture the rivers of the West? What are the common themes, […]
Literature About Literature: Annotated Bibliography
The American West is both a geographical location and a state of mind. This might seem abstract and goofy, but its true that the American West has evolved through myth. I am intrigued by the historical context that has created the landscape of this region. It is this landscape of protected public land and wild […]
Patterns of Citation in “Environmental” Literature: A Gephi Network Analysis
Background There is a famous quote by Isaac Newton that states “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Last semester in ENVS 160, we began our journey by delving into several environmental classics and contrasted these “classic” concepts with more contemporary works. We found that environmental thought has […]
Statistics and Narrative??
This week in ENVS 220, we dove into statistical analysis with a program called SSPS, building upon our spreadsheet analysis and our globla data from the Lewis & Clark Overseas countries. My natural disposition is not to statistics or quantitative analysis. I am also majoring in English and I like qualitative analysis. I like descriptions, […]