Anthropology 325 - Environment,Development,and Power

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Bard College

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Environmental Studies In an age of apocalyptic narrative, the environment has taken center stage in what is constructed as an unprecedented global ecological crisis. Taking its cue from political ecology and the principle that all resource struggles are fundamentally political, this course explores the complex, dynamic interplay between conservation, development, and power. It traces the historical underpinnings of contemporary inequity by examining the logics of colonial sciences in relation to "nature," as well as the use of exoticspecies of flora and fauna as tools of imperial conquest. Next, the shaping of modern environmental discourses are considered-e.g., how environmental problems are identified and how interventions are rationalized. Finally, the course examines the politics of displacement, the emergence of "environmental refugees," and the needfor the conceptualization and practice of an environmental justice. Readings include ethnographic case studies from Brazil, India, Guinea, Indonesia, and Tanzania, among other nations.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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