(HIST 006) Global Environmental Histories

4 Credits

This course explores how environmental forces have shaped the history of modern societies and how societies have shaped their environments. By examining interconnected global case studies, we will explore key themes through the lens of environment, including empire, industrialization, borders, and gender. We will encounter histories of pollution, resource extraction and its afterlife, cultural understandings of nature, animals and insects, natural disasters, and the toxic legacy of war. Attribute/Distribution: CC, SS, SW, W