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Anthropology
Description: This course provides an introductory overview of the connections linking human cultures and nature. Using concrete examples from a variety of world contexts and historical moments, the course shows how nature and culture are inherently integrated. Students will consider the value of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and vernacular or folk knowledge about nature and explore how these contrast with and can complement ways of thinking about nature prominent in academia. The course explores how diverse cultural frameworks, knowledge bases, and epistemologies are utilized in a contemporary context as active responses to ongoing political and environmental challenges. It also presents cases which demonstrate how knowledge and action around environmental issues are influenced by systems of social, economic, and political power and hierarchy. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2026
Anthropology
Term : Fall 2026
Catalog Year : 2026-2027
ANT 212 - Introduction To Culture And Environment
Description: This course provides an introductory overview of the connections linking human cultures and nature. Using concrete examples from a variety of world contexts and historical moments, the course shows how nature and culture are inherently integrated. Students will consider the value of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and vernacular or folk knowledge about nature and explore how these contrast with and can complement ways of thinking about nature prominent in academia. The course explores how diverse cultural frameworks, knowledge bases, and epistemologies are utilized in a contemporary context as active responses to ongoing political and environmental challenges. It also presents cases which demonstrate how knowledge and action around environmental issues are influenced by systems of social, economic, and political power and hierarchy. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2026