HIST 2440 - ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY AS WORLD HISTORY: NEW TRENDS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This reading seminar will provide an introduction to the field of in environmental history in world historical perspective. In order to ground our understanding of environmental history, the course will begin with a review of foundational works written since the birth of the field in the mid-1970s. After establishing this intellectual foundation, we will spend the rest of the semester reading more recently published books and articles that focus on the most important themes within the field of environmental history today. We will consider how these themes have been shaped by, and shape, ongoing discussions of globalization and world historical perspectives. We will consider traditional historical categories such as race, class, and gender, but will also examine more global themes including migration, imperialism and colonialism, the spread of epidemic diseases, and global capitalism, among others.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Grad LG/SNC Basis

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