HIST0444A-F16
The New West
Please register via ENVS 0444A
The New West: From Reagan to Burning Man
The U.S. West since 1976 has been transformed by economic, social, political, and environmental forces. Immigration, amenity tourism, climate change, globalization, technology, political change, and economic booms and busts have remade a region once defined by isolated rural communities, extractive industries, “natural landscapes,” and filmmakers’ imaginations. In this course we will draw from history and politics to make sense of conflicts over public lands, water, fire, energy, Native sovereignty, racial inequality, rural gentrification, urbanization, and sprawl. Short papers will culminate in a historical policy brief on current challenges in the West. (ENVS 0211 or ENVS 0215 or HIST 0216) 3 hrs. sem.
The U.S. West since 1976 has been transformed by economic, social, political, and environmental forces. Immigration, amenity tourism, climate change, globalization, technology, political change, and economic booms and busts have remade a region once defined by isolated rural communities, extractive industries, “natural landscapes,” and filmmakers’ imaginations. In this course we will draw from history and politics to make sense of conflicts over public lands, water, fire, energy, Native sovereignty, racial inequality, rural gentrification, urbanization, and sprawl. Short papers will culminate in a historical policy brief on current challenges in the West. (ENVS 0211 or ENVS 0215 or HIST 0216) 3 hrs. sem.
- Term:
- Fall 2016
- Location:
- Robert A. Jones '59 House CON(RAJ CON)
- Schedule:
- 9:30am-10:45am on Tuesday, Thursday (Sep 12, 2016 to Dec 9, 2016)
- Type:
- Seminar
- Instructors:
- Christopher Klyza Kathryn Morse
- Subject:
- History
- Department:
- History
- Division:
- Humanities
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- NOR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- ENVS0444A-F16 *
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92173
- Subject Code:
- HIST
- Course Number:
- 0444
- Section Identifier:
- A