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Indigenous Environmental Justice (FYS)
ANTH 120F
Fall 2024
Section: 01  

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.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ANTH
Course Format: DiscussionGrading Mode: Student Option
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (ANTH)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

Last Updated on DEC-03-2024
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