Environmental History: People and their Environments

3 credits · Undergraduate

Environmental history focuses on the relationship between people and their environments over time. This course surveys global environmental history, exploring key themes and transformations that shaped – and sometimes continue to shape – modern societies. Stretching from human evolution to late capitalism, core topics include transitions in energy, climate, settlement, agriculture, technology, disease, empire, social relations, and cultural knowledge about the environment. You will gain an understanding of environmental history as a broad field offering insights on the interdependence of nature and society. FORMATS: Lecture