The course explores the complex relationship between the natural world and human societies and cultures in what is now the United States, with an emphasis on environmental justice, race, gender, and capitalism. We consider both the power of nature in shaping human societies and cultures and in turn how those societies and cultures have constructed nature in ways that reflect their interests, values, visions, and divisions.

Social Scientific and Historical Perspectives
Course UID
001927.1
Course Subject
Catalog Number
364
Long title
American Environmental History