Courses in FIG:
UGST 109 FIG Seminar
XXXX | XXXX | 15428 | 1 Credit
Set aside to protect natural and cultural resources, US National Parks and Monuments are places where people have sought refuge, inspiration, and livelihood for millennia. From well before tourists in Yellowstone National Park were taken hostage in 1877, during the flight of the Nez Perce from the US Army, these landscapes have reflected the complex demands for the preservation, exploitation, and enjoyment of the ‘natural’ environment placed upon extraordinary locations. In the Mapping Mountains seminar, we use a geographic and cartographic perspective to explore the development of outdoor tourism in US National Parks and Monuments.
ENVS 203 Introduction to Environmental Studies: Humanities
Science (>3) | Tuesday/Thursday | 14:00-15:20 | 12127 | 4 Credit
+Dis | Friday | 11:00-11:50 | 12131
This course is a survey of the contribution of humanities disciplines (e.g., literature, intellectual history, religious studies, and philosophy) to understanding the relationship between human beings and the natural environment. Theoretical perspectives covered in the course include the intellectual history of Western cultural attitudes and perceptions of nature, the role of religion in shaping environmental values, Native American perspectives on the environment, and the suggestions of contemporary radical ecology movements deep ecology, social ecology, and ecofeminism for revitalizing human relationships with the environment. The last segment of the course examines humanities perspectives on several current environmental issues: wilderness preservation, the Pacific Northwest salmon crisis, population and resource use, and global climate collapse. The course emphasizes the skills of textual and cultural interpretation, value reasoning, and critical inquiry as these are demonstrated in the engagement of the humanities with environmental concerns. This course fulfills the Arts and Letters Group Requirement and is a core course requirement for Environmental Studies and Environmental Science majors. (The course must be taken for a grade in order to satisfy ENVS/ESCI major requirements.)
GEOG 181 Our Digital Earth
Social Science (>2) | Monday/Wednesday | 14:00-15:20 | 15696 | 4 Credit
+Lab | Thursday | 12:00-12:50 | 16339
Introduces cultural geography by tracing the emergence and contemporary significance of outdoor adventure sports. Their global development since the late 1800s coincides with changing ideas about nature, wilderness, and the utility of play, and reflects modern social disparities and environmental challenges.
