US Environmental History: Ecology, Culture, Justice

Course Details

  • Acronym ENVIR/HSTAA 221
  • Instructor(s) Ross Coen
  • Quarter Spring 2023
  • Credits 5
  • Meeting Times TTh 330-520
  • Location CHL 015

Course Description

Covers the intertwined history of the environment and American society, focusing on issues of inequality and justice. Topics include colonialism, capitalist expansion, chemical and nuclear industrialism, the environmental inequalities of cities and suburbs, environmental movements, and environmental justice.