Political Ecology

3 credits

Critical, interdisciplinary approach to human-environment relations, development and environmental change. Theoretical insights across geography and anthropology with empirical insights from the Global South and Global North. Power, political economy, struggle over meaning, marginality, conflict and social justice in understanding environmental change across scales. Credit will be granted for only one of GEOG 445 or ANTH 445. [1.5-0-1.5] Prerequisite: One of GEOG 128, GEOG 129, ANTH 100, SUST 104. Third-year standing.