History 691E American Environmental History
Fall 2009, Tuesday 6:00-8:30 pm
Synopsis:
An introduction, at the graduate level, to the principal research problems, secondary works, and primary sources for the study of the interaction of humans with the natural environment of North America since European settlement. We will explore both the material dimensions of the topic– physical changes over time in the natural and built environment, and Americans’ changing relationship with natural resources– and its cognitive, dimensions– changes over time in how various groups of Americans perceived the environment. The fundamental premise of the course is that how Americans acted to shape their environment has been a consequence of their perceptions. Students will write several short papers.
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