HIST 1470

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HIST 1470
FWS: Writing About National Parks

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

For centuries, people have revered the places known as Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks. Artists, intellectuals, and nature lovers have devoted books, brochures, and picture essays to the natural splendor, biodiversity, and history of these places. In this course, we will read a variety of essays, books, and stories about Yosemite and Yellowstone to become familiar with different writing traditions about place and nature. We will learn about the Indigenous history, settler colonialism, and conservationist efforts in Yosemite and Yellowstone by reading historical monographs, fiction, long-form journalism, and primary sources. To improve your writing and reading skills, you will make several attempts at different genres of writing about nature and the environment.


Writing and Languages (FWS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18269 HIST 1470   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Suarez, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.