ANTH 330 - Political Ecology

Units: 3; Breadth Area: Sustainability Overlay
Critical analysis of ecological and social impacts of colonialism and capitalism through foundational texts and ethnographies in environmental anthropology. Examination of Indigenous ecological and climate justice movements.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain how historical and contemporary systems of white supremacy, colonialism, and capitalism affect human labor, cultural autonomy, and human-ecological relations using ethnographic evidence.
Articulate the importance of ethnographic research in analyzing the human experience and human-ecological relations. Practice ethnographic writing as a device to share your own observations of socio-ecological issues.
Apply political ecology analyses to study contemporary socio-ecological issues, and to construct policy recommendations.

Sustainability Overlay Learning Outcomes

identify the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability, either in general or in relation to a specific problem;
analyze interactions between human activities and natural systems;
describe key threats to environmental sustainability; and
explain how individual and societal choices affect prospects for sustainability at the local, regional, and/or global levels.