ENVS 0215B
Contested Grounds
Contested Grounds: U.S. Cultures and Environments
Throughout the history of the United States, Americans have created a complex set of meanings pertaining to the environments (wild, pastoral, urban, marine) in which they live. From European-Native contact to the present, Americans’ various identities, cultures, and beliefs about the bio-physical world have shaped the stories they tell about “nature,” stories that sometimes share common ground, but often create conflicting and contested understandings of human-environment relationships. In this course we will investigate these varied and contested stories from multi-disciplinary perspectives in the humanities—history, literature, and religion--and will include attention to race, class, gender, and environmental justice. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
- Schedule
- 11:00am-12:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday (Feb 10, 2020 to May 11, 2020)
- Location
- Axinn Center 229
- Instructors
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Gould, Rebecca
rgould@middlebury.edu
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