Reading and composition courses based on the anthropological literature. These courses provide an introduction to issues distinctive of anthropological texts and introduce students to distinctive forms of anthropological writing, such as ethnography and anthropological prehistory. Readings will be chosen from a variety of texts by authors whose works span the discipline, from bioanthropology to archaeology and sociocultural anthropology. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

The future of fossil fuels is one of today’s most urgent issues. People and institutions around the world and across the political spectrum have begun to recognize that climate change is happening, that fossil fuel use contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, and that our changing climate dramatically shapes our livelihoods, quality of life, and our natural and built environments. Today, even oil companies espouse net zero ambitions. However, what must be done, by whom, and how quickly is still vigorously contested. The goal of this course is to critically examine and confidently navigate key debates about the climate crisis, fossil fuels, and the just transition. Particularly, we focus on oil. We examine i) the emergence of oil as a dominant energy source and a powerful new industry over the last hundred years, ii) its effects on our political, financial, and social worlds; and iii) the diverse responses to oil and our oil era—how indigenous peoples, frontline communities, fossil fuel companies, governments, and NGOs are imagining our energy futures.

Instructor: Caylee Hong - Topic to Be Announced

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills