ANTH 222 - Environmental Anthropology

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Roger Williams University

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Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the Anthropology + Sociology Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: ANTH 100Explores the principles through which non-human environmentsshape human cultures and cultures in turn affect their environments.Students will become familiar with how a range of societiescomes into relation with their environments both through theirmaterial transformations of ecosystems and the ideological andsymbolic frameworks through which peoples envision humannatureinteractions. Topics will include indigenous environmentalknowledge, sustainable development, interspecies relations,environmental governance regimes, gender relations, and the globalenvironmental movement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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