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Course Materials: Outdoor Literature. Outdoor Leadership. Methods Avalanche Safety.. Map & Compass. A Guide to Outdoor Literature . (Extensive Outdoor Book Reviews, Award Winners, Lots of Reading Lists, Best Book Lists, and More) Creative Work: Books: Idaho Paddling. Winter Tales. Never Turn Back. Ski Camping. Others. Outdoor Resources (Informational Articles, Equipment Lists, etc.) Stories & Articles Index Page (Outdoor adventure stories, profiles of old-timers, and reflections of days spent in the outdoors.) Contact |
| . Outdoor Literature (PE 440) Ron Watters, Professor of Outdoor Education Sports Science and Physical Education PE 440 - 2 Credits - Fall Semester Only Brief Description: This is a course on outdoor literature. Outdoor literature, of course, is a broad topic and includes several different genres including writings in outdoor adventure, nature, the environment, and adventure travel writing. To keep things manageable, the emphasis of this course is on outdoor adventure writing: exploration, survival, sailing, mountaineering, whitewater boating, kayaking, etc. But outdoor adventure writing can't be totally divorced from other related genres. There are a number of key works which--although not technically outdoor adventure--have had a profound influence in all outdoor writing. One prime example is Thoreau's Walden. In addition to covering important works which had an influence on outdoor adventure writing, it is also the purpose of this course to provide some sense of history. Outdoor adventure activities such as mountaineering and river running have a rich history populated with fascinating men and women, and filled with triumphs and failures, and real-life mysteries. Thus this class encompasses outdoor adventure, its history and the writings which influence outdoor adventure. To provide variety, readings will be selected from a range of different outdoor activities. Some of those activities include survival, mountaineering, horseback riding, river running, arctic exploration, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, desert hiking, and backpacking. General Course Information: .Class Syllabus .Primary Author List Wilderness Art: .Scans of Wilderness Art Studied in the Class Hand-outs on the Generations: .Generations in American History (List, Definitions, Characteristics) .Outdoor Generation Profiles in Outdoor Literature & History .Generational Types .Social Movements .Dominant and Recessive Outdoor Generations .Comprehensive Paper on the Generational Analysis & Outdoor Adventure Schedule: .Course Schedule (Includes Reading Assignments) Lecture Notes: .Day 1 (Generations) .Day 2 (Osborne Russell and Wilderness Art) .Day 3 (Thoreau) .Day 4 (Twain) Classroom Readings Not Included in the Anthology .To Build a Fire by Jack London .(Note: the Osborne Russell readings are found in the Day 2 lecture notes) Study Guides: .Study Guide for Mid-course Test Other
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