This seminar course covers the history of the environmentalist movement in the United States and Canada since its origins in the late nineteenth century. It describes the changes the movement has undergone thanks to its links to the conservation, eugenics, ecology, birth control, and population control movements. The course also focuses on the writings of key figures in the environmentalist movement, such as Paul Ehrlich, Barry Commoner, Rachel Carson, David Suzuki, and Bill McKibben, as well as the activities of organizations such as the Sierra Club, Zero Population Growth, and Earth First. Students seek to understand the nature of today's environmentalism as a political, social, and cultural movement by examining what it has meant to earlier generations. Seminar: Three hours a week. Restriction: Student must have third year standing or above, or permission of the instructor. 04-01-2023-13-04-2023 Seminar Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
- Teacher: Ian Dowbiggin
Category: 2023W