ANTH 398 - Environmental Health & Justice

This course examines contemporary issues at the intersection of the environment, health, and justice. We will draw on interdisciplinary perspectives from political ecology to study some of the most pressing contemporary environmental and public health problems including: climate change, environmental justice and racism, habitat destruction, biodiversity, food production and distribution, energy sources, and the nexus between capitalism, consumerism, and ecological crisis. Students will analyze and explore how these issues have been produced and reproduced through human behavior interacting with the natural environment. We will consider historical, political, and socio-cultural contexts to adequately understand the challenges and to begin to imagine and implement alternative ways of addressing these pressing concerns.

Credits 4

Notes
From time to time, departments design a new course to be offered either on a one-time basis or an experimental basis before deciding whether to make it a regular part of the curriculum. Last offered Fall 2023.

Area
Social Science

Division
Social Science

Compass Attributes
Social Science