Animal Histories

4.0 credits

This course examines the changing historical relationships between homo sapiens and other animal species from prehistory to the present. We will be concerned with how and why the relationship between humans and animals has changed from one defined by predator-prey relations to one of use-oriented dependence. We will attempt to work out how the current relationship between humans and animals came about through a dynamic historical process, with the ultimate goal of understanding that relationship in its proper historical context. The primary method of instruction will be seminar discussions of the readings.