Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as SOCI-40
Jan E. Dizard (Section 01)
This course rests on two premises. The first is that the non-human world--"nature"--exerts a profound influence on the social arrangements of humans. The second premise is that humans not only modify nature to suit their needs but also construct nature ideologically. We will explore the ways in which nature has been manipulated, both physically and symbolically, and the consequences these manipulations have had both for nature and for humans. We will pay particular attention to the shifts over the past century and a half in the ways Americans have regarded the natural world, tracing the emergence of the conservation movement of the late nineteenth century and how it slowly got transformed into the contemporary environmental movement.
Requisite: Anthropology/Sociology 10, Enivironmental Studies 12 or consent of the instructor. Not open to first year students. Limited to 30 students. Spring semester. Professor Dizard.
Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM FAYE 217A
W 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM FAYE 217A
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Balance of Nature | Princeton Univ Press | John Kricher | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Dust Bowl | Oxford Univ Press | Donald Worster | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Organic Machine | Hill & Wang | Richard White | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Beast in the Garden | Norton, 2004 | David Baron | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Lawn People | Temple Univ Press | Paul Robbins | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Grassroots of a Green Revolution | MIT, 2003 | Deborah Guber | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.