SETTLING THE NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT

Catalog description

(Slashed with GEOG 42064 and GEOG 52064 ) Course surveys the environmental changes of the North American continent brought about by Indigenous, European Colonial and American land use practices, from pre-Columbian times to present. Students engage with foundational historical narratives, evidence and methods for understanding these geographic pasts. Course is a combination of lectures and discussions of readings and in-class activities.