Environmental Studies 210 - Political Ecology

This course will explore the historical,;political, economic, social, and cultural;contexts in which human-environment interactions;occur. We will cover critical topics and trends;in the field of political ecology, from its early;manifestations to more recent expansions. Using;case studies from the global south and north, we;will discuss factors that shape social and;environmental change across scales from the;personal to the global, and we will examine the;role of gender, race, class, and power in;struggles over resources. Students will become;familiar with the academic debates in which;political ecologists are engaged, and they will;apply the concepts discussed in a case of their;choice.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors