ANTH 447 - Cultural Ecology: An Epistemological Approach to Environmental Sustainability

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Case Western Reserve University

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Description:

This course provides the understanding that the realm of human culture is where both the cause and cure of nearly all contemporary environmental sustainability challenges are found. This is because culture is the medium through which humans as living systems perceive, interpret, and act upon their environment. Through understanding principles that guide living systems and applying them to human/nature interaction in diverse cultures throughout the world, students develop an ecological epistemology, or way of knowing nature. This leads to more effective advocacy for environmental sustainability and an increasing depth in interaction with nature, particularly in the domains of aesthetics and the sacred. This course is an approved SAGES Departmental seminar. Offered as ANTH 347 and ANTH 447.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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