ENVS0220A-F20
Conversations with Env. Icons
Conversations with Environmental Icons & Others
What do voices from U.S. American History, both past and present, reveal about the way race, gender and privilege shape how we understand conservation, climate change, and environmental justice today? How does your voice matter in this current moment? We will consider the foundations of environmental ideas and attitudes and the connections to contemporary environmental practices by engaging in “conversations” with environmental icons such as John Muir and other historical and contemporary figures such as Zora Neale Hurston and Rachel Carson. In addition, we will explore the construction of environmental narratives and how representations of the natural environment are structurally and culturally racialized within environmental institutions and the media. 3 hrs. sem.
What do voices from U.S. American History, both past and present, reveal about the way race, gender and privilege shape how we understand conservation, climate change, and environmental justice today? How does your voice matter in this current moment? We will consider the foundations of environmental ideas and attitudes and the connections to contemporary environmental practices by engaging in “conversations” with environmental icons such as John Muir and other historical and contemporary figures such as Zora Neale Hurston and Rachel Carson. In addition, we will explore the construction of environmental narratives and how representations of the natural environment are structurally and culturally racialized within environmental institutions and the media. 3 hrs. sem.
- Term:
- Fall 2020
- Location:
- Main Campus: ONLINE (Online Course)
- Schedule:
- 2:00pm-4:45pm on Monday (Sep 8, 2020 to Dec 4, 2020)
- Type:
- Seminar
- Course Modality:
- Scheduled Online
- Instructors:
- Carolyn Finney
- Subject:
- Environmental Studies
- Department:
- Prog in Environmental Studies
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AMR NOR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92578
- Subject Code:
- ENVS
- Course Number:
- 0220
- Section Identifier:
- A