Global Environmental History

Catalog description

This course offers an introduction to global environmental history, focusing on the past two centuries -- since the Industrial Revolution-when population growth and technological change have accelerated dramatically, transforming humans' place within and ideas about the natural world. Students will encounter a range of debates, readings, films, and other sources that offer vital perspectives on the planet's most pivotal contemporary challenges while also sharpening their reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills in the process.