South Asian ENV Issues

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The goal of this course is for students to learn how to analyze South Asian environmental issues from a social science perspective, including the impacts of those issues, the factors that cause the issues, and the consequences of their potential resolutions. Students will integrate a variety of social sciences into their analyses so as to gain a broader perspective of the rich social nature of South Asian environmental issues than a single discipline would offer. South Asian voices will dominate the materials we use in class. Fulfills the Social-Scientific Thought requirement. Counts as an Environmental Studies social science course. Counts as a South Asian Studies course focusing on a theme, topic, and perspective. Satisfies Environmental Studies major and minor requirement. Satisfies South Asian Studies minor requirement. Satisfies Social-Scientific Thought requirement. Satisfies Cultural Diversity requirement.