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Dec 04, 2025
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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.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: Overlay - Sustainability
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
- Discuss multiple dimensions of sustainability, including the scientific, social, cultural, and/or economic.
- Analyze interactions between human activities and natural systems.
- Describe strategies taken by individuals, communities, organizations, or governments for mitigating and/or adapting to key threats to environmental sustainability.
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