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GSFS0209A-S16

Gender Health Environment
Please register via ENVS 0209A

Gender Health Environment
Growing concern for the protection of the environment and human health has led policy makers and scholars to consider ways in which gender, class, and race and other forms of identity mediate human-environment interactions. In this course we will explore how access to, control over, and distribution of resources influence environmental and health outcomes both in terms of social inequities and ecological decline. Specific issues we will cover include: ecofeminism, food security, population, gendered conservation, environmental toxins, climate change, food justice, and the green revolution. We will draw comparisons between different societies around the globe as well as look at dynamics between individuals within a society. The majority of case studies are drawn from Sub Saharan Africa and Asia, however some comparisons are also made with the United States. 3 hrs. lect.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
21948
Subject Code:
GSFS
Course Number:
0209
Section Identifier:
A

Course

GSFS 0209

All Sections in Spring 2016

Spring 2016

GSFS0209A-S16 Lecture (Baker-Medard)