Energy Legacies and Ecological Futures
HIST 368
Fall 2026
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Rooted in a history of energy production, this course explores the possible futures of aging fossil fuel infrastructure: a primary political, economic, and ecological crisis of the 21st century. Students will consider multiple prescriptions for remediation, public access, community, ecological restoration, landscape architecture, and adaptive re-use in historical perspective.
In addition to engaging scholarly literature on energy, sacrifice zones, and discard studies, this course will have a site-specific focus on a single shuttered coal- and oil-fired power plant in the Long Island Sound (Manresa Island), currently slated for conversion into a public park with the support of a philanthropic 501(c)3. Site visits and archival investigations will explore the environmental legacies of aging infrastructure and its industrial byproducts. |
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Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (History Minor)(History) |
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