Living in the Anthropocene

3 credits

The human impact on the environment is now so far-reaching that the term Anthropocene is being used to refer to the current geological epoch. An examination of the defining characteristics of this time period and its implications for future engagements of humans with more-than-human worlds. Credit will be granted for only one of ANTH 345 or ANTH 490H. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: One of ANTH 100, SUST 104. Third-year standing.