ANTH 1707 - ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS: HUMAN HABITATS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
What habitat is this? Whose habitat is it? This course explores the ecological relationships between humans and their variously constituted environments in terms of the exploitation and manipulation of "natural" resources, recognizing the co-dependent dynamics between the two. We shall examine some of the cross-cultural "designs" and understandings used by humans, through their cultural adaptations (technologies and cultural and social institutions), to negotiate these environments. Finally, we shall consider the proposal by some scholars to label our contemporary world as the Anthropocene ("Human Epoch").
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade

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