Novel Ecologies: History, Literature, and Environmental Crisis. 3 credits. (Same as HIS 400)

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This course will challenge students to identify the underlying assumptions of conservation practice in western and non-western contexts and explore how they have changed over time. Using case studies from New Zealand and Nebraska, it will emphasize the natural-cultural consequences of settler colonialism, globalization, and the history of ecological thinking, and deepen awareness of the social and ecological roots of environmental crises, the diversity of ecological worldviews on local and global scales, and foster engagement with issues of social and ecological justice. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry; CO: BIO 189 ; CR: IC.