ANTH 285 - Power, Justice and The Environment

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

(Same as ENST 285) The question of climate change forces a revisiting of our traditions of engaging with the environment. This course introduces students to historical patterns and recent developments in approaches to the study of the environment across anthropology and other disciplines. A specific focus are the ways that issues of race, power, colonialism and questions of justice are entangled with the environment. Indigenous experiences and postcolonial voices occupy an important core of this course. Academic writings will be supplemented with fiction, blogs, film and testimonials. Kaushik Ghosh.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS