CHID 480 B: Special Topics: Advanced Study of the History of Ideas

Winter 2020
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Meeting:
MW 10:30am - 12:20pm / LOW 116
SLN:
12433
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
"LIVING AND DYING IN THE ANTHROPOCENE" THE EARTH HAD A HISTORY SHAPED BY WIND AND WATER, AND HUMAN BEINGS MADE A HISTORY THAT WAS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL IN NATURE-BUT BY NO MEANS "NATURAL." IN RECENT YEARS, HOWEVER, SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, DEFORESTATION, OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, AND OTHER HUMAN- CAUSED, YET STILL "NATURAL" PROCESSES HAVE RESULTED IN A NEW CONCEPTUALIZATION OF BOTH HUMAN AND NATURAL HISTORY: WE NOW LIVE IN A GEOLOGICAL AGE THAT IS DRAMATICALLY IMPACTED BY HUMAN EXISTENCE. THIS EPOCH-THE GEOLOGICAL AGE DEFINED BY HUMAN INFLUENCE-IS THE ANTHROPOCENE.THIS COURSE INTERROGATES HOW THE CONCEPTUALIZATION-AND STARK REALITY-OF THE ANTHROPOCENE CHANGES THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND AND ENTER INTO ITS CHARACTERISTIC ENTANGLEMENTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework with an interdisciplinary perspective. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
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February 5, 2025 - 8:34 am