Nature/Culture
ANTH 215
Fall 2023
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENVS 218, SISP 255 |
In this course, we are going to explore--and problematize--the boundary between the so-called "natural" world and human social and cultural life. Rather than assuming that "nature" is something that already exists in the world that humans have systematically excoriated and transformed, we consider instead the idea that nature and culture are fundamentally co-constitutive concepts--that is to say, that one cannot exist without the other. As we go, we will explore pressing concerns such as the boundaries between human and non-human, the nature of the Anthropocene, the question of what it means to be "modern," and the power of ecological politics in our contemporary orders of global capitalism. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ANTH |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ANTH)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
THE MUSHROOM AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Anna Tsing, PORKOPOLIS by Alex Blanchette, and selected articles on anthropology, ecology, and the invention of nature.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Evaluation will include three short papers responding to course content and a final research paper.
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Weiss,Joseph Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: SCIE184; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 8 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 3 |
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