HIS 135 American Environmental History
3 credits.
This course introduces students to the complex ways in which the environment has both influenced and been influenced by the history of the United States. Considering the role of the environment in American history provides new perspectives on topics like Native American dispossession, westward migration, urbanization, suburbanization, immigration, and political development. The course stresses the diversity of the American experience, questioning how the natural environment has historically intersected with race, gender, and class.
Prerequisite
None.
Notes
This course satisfies the Flexible Core: U.S. Experience and its Diversity area of the Gen Ed Program.