Indigenous Environmental Justice (FYS)
ANTH 120F
Fall 2024
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01
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Environmental justice--as both a social movement and an area of scholarship-- emphasizes the disproportionate impact of environmental harm on human communities already marginalized because of factors like race, class, and indigeneity. While Indigenous activists and scholars have strategically mobilized under the banner of environmental justice, conventional U.S. environmental justice frameworks have not always acknowledged the status of Indigenous nations as sovereign political and legal entities or their distinctive articulations of justice and environment. Focusing primarily on North America, this First Year Seminar will explore how Indigenous land and water protectors have long put forward visions for collective futures that diverge from intertwined histories of social and ecological violence, including through multiracial collaborations and campaigns. We will engage texts from a wide range of disciplines, as well as non-academic materials and films. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ANTH |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ANTH) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
: Readings by Indigenous scholars and activists likely including Zoe Todd, Katsi Cook, Leanne Simpson, Kyle Whyte, Kyle Mays, Jeff Corntassel, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Hokulani K. Aikau.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments will include frequent short reading responses and incremental writing assignments building toward a final research project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Schniedewind,Daniel Times: ...W.F. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: ALLB311; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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