HIST 2581
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HIST 2581
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.
This lecture course serves as an introduction to the historical study of humanity's interrelationship with the natural world. Environmental history is a quickly evolving field, taking on increasing importance as the environment itself becomes increasingly important in world affairs. During this semester, we'll examine the sometimes unexpected ways in which "natural" forces have shaped human history (the role of germs, for instance, in the colonization of North America); the ways in which human beings have shaped the natural world (through agriculture, urbanization, and industrialization, as well as the formation of things like wildlife preserves); and the ways in which cultural, scientific, political, and philosophical attitudes toward the environment have changed over time. This is designed as an intensely interdisciplinary course: we'll view history through the lenses of ecology, literature, art, film, law, anthropology, and geography. Our focus will be on the United States, but, just as environmental pollutants cross borders, so too will this class, especially toward the end, when we attempt to put U.S. environmental history into a geopolitical context. This course is meant to be open to all, including non-majors and first-year students.
When Offered Spring.
Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS, HST-AS)
Course Subfield (HNA)
Course Attribute (CU-SBY)
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2581, BSOC 2581
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Sachs, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall B14
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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