— Political Ecology

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Interdisciplinary seminar evaluating contributions from ecological anthropology, political economy, cultural constructivism, postmodernism, and feminism towards development of theories of political ecology. Historical relationships between local/global power structures, environmental degradation, and resistance movements. Case studies of desertification, deforestation, mining, conservation, development. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Grade Mode: Letter. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Grade Mode: Letter.