HIST 202

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American Environmental History

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Credit: 3 hours.

Introduction to the historical study of Americans' relationship with the natural world. Examination of the ways that "natural" forces have helped to shape American history; the ways that human beings have shaped, altered, and interacted with nature over time; and the ways that cultural, philosophical, scientific, and political attitudes toward the environment have changed from pre-history to the present.

Same as ESE 202 and NRES 202.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Western

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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HIST 202 class schedule data for fall 2024
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	62736	Online	A	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Vaughn, T	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/24-12/11/24 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course. Section Info: Title: AM Environmental History Topic: This course is an introduction to the historical study of Americans' relationship with the natural world. We will examine some of the surprising ways that "natural" forces help shaped American history (such as the role of germs and climate in history). We'll examine the ways human beings have shaped, altered, rearranged, destroyed, protected and itneracted with nature over time (such as in the evolution of the idea of "wilderness" in American culture and law). Environmental history is a relatively new field, and it is interdisciplinary, combining insights and techiques from various disciplines like ecology, law, geography, art history and cultural studies, literarture, geology, anthropology, economics, etc. We'll sample some of the innovative approaches and methods through readings by some of the leading practitioners in the field. And though we'll be careful not to judge the people of the past by 21st century eccological standards, we'll also try to draw connections between present day concerns and past events.