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Sep 07, 2024
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HME 302 - Ecological Anthropology
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: HME 101
This course introduces students to the field of ecological anthropology, which students how humans interact with their environment and the dynamics between human culture and the environment through time. The course exposes students to a review of the historical development of the field and the culmination of what is known today as ecological anthropology. Highlighting forms of indigenous, non-western, and traditional ecological knowledge and practice, the course will explore a broad range of topics including human diet; health and medicine; human adaptability to different biomes and climate change; political and economic influences on land use; management and sustainability measures; identities and the environment (indigenous communities, race, gender); ecotourism and conservation; spiritual and religious beliefs and the environment.
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