Environmentalism in a Global Age
HIST 314
Fall 2017
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENVS 314 |
| Certificates: Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies |
| Course Cluster: Animal Studies |
In the 1970s, popular movements achieved landmark environmental protections in the United States and in Europe. Yet in that same period, the globalization of industrial production threatened to undercut the effectiveness of national laws to curb pollution. Moreover, the second half of the twentieth century saw the emergence of new problems like acid rain that transcend national boundaries. This seminar investigates how environmental activism has responded to a range of challenges in the global age, from economic development and species conservation to population growth and family planning. As those two examples suggest, environmentalism has engaged with key developments in the modern world, sometimes in troubling ways. Although the subject matter is historical, this course will also focus on what the history of global environmentalism can contribute to contemporary advocacy, not least around issues related to climate change. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(HIST-MN)(HIST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Brett Bennett, PLANTATIONS AND PROTECTED AREAS: A GLOBAL HISTORY OF FOREST MANAGEMENT
Stephen Macekura, OF LIMITS AND GROWTH: THE RISE OF GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
J.R. McNeill, THE GREAT ACCELERATION: AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE ANTHROPOCENE SINCE 1945
Frank Zelko, MAKE IT A GREEN PEACE! THE RISE OF COUNTERCULTURAL ENVIRONMENTALISM
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Examinations and Assignments:
Five one-page response papers distributed throughout the semester, introduction of one week¿s readings to the class, and final research paper (12-15 pages). |
| Instructor(s): Halvorson,Charles Times: ...W... 07:10PM-10:00PM; Location: PAC422; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
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