This course looks at how culture promotes connections between humans, their landscapes and ecosystems. We will be discussing the different ways humans use, interact, engage and manipulate the natural world that surrounds them. Central to an understanding of this relationship is the meaning people give to the concept of nature. This course will explore the leaning attributed to nature across different cultural contexts and religious traditions
Code
AN3080
Name
ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
AN (Anthropology)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4481
Last update with CAMS
Identify and understand several theories within environmental anthropology.
Understand the importance of culture and anthropology in explaining how humans manipulate, engage with, and use the natural environment that surrounds them.
Be able to identify some of the most contentious issues that humans are confronted with in their relation to the environment.
Understand how religion, development, globalization and economic regimes influence and structure our relationships to our environments.
Be active learners.
Research and produce a podcast on a topic relevant to environmental anthropology.
Term Code Name
Spring 2021 AN3080 ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY