HIST 1195

Environmental History is a survey of interactions between humans and the natural environment from the time of early homo sapiens to the present day. The course explores how humans have shaped the natural world around them and how it has shaped them. Beginning with the relationships with the environment and early human organizations, the course examines, amongst other topics, the agricultural revolution, the Columbian exchange and European imperialism, the impact of fossil fuels, urbanization, disease, and climate change. Special attention will be given to local environmental history, Indigenous worldviews and histories, and the emergence of environmental movements.