INT 102 - Canoes, Kayaks, and Culture

Institution:

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

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Description:

Whether the canoa, the dugout, the baidarka, umiak, kayak, or bateau, human-powered boats have a long-standing place in history and culture. Native peoples, especially in Pacific coastal areas, but in the Arctic as well, invested entire cultures in boats. In entirely different and, in fact, contradictory ways, human-powered boats were central influencing factors in the European pattern of settlement and expansion in the United States and Canada. As the role of water travel changed, its place in culture evolved. This course will investigate the historical and cultural interplay of these forces.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.plattsburgh.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 564-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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