EAT, PREY, LOVE: HISTORY OF HUMAN-ANIMAL RELATIONS IN ASIA

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

Humans have always shared the world with other animals, developing a range of relationships—using, consuming, avoiding, and loving them. We have profoundly influenced animals, shaping their evolution, altering their populations, and impacting their quality of life. In turn, animals have been integral to our history, playing key roles in the development of agriculture, the spread of zoonotic diseases, the functioning of ecosystems, and political exchanges. In this course, we will examine the changes of human-animal relationships over time from a historical and cross-cultural perspective. We will also discuss how these relationships reflect broader historical transformations in Asia and beyond. Cross-list: ASIA 348 .