HIST 371
The History of U.S. Environmental Politics Spring 2014
Division II
Cross-listed ENVI 371
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The politics surrounding the environment today are a super-heated source of conflict, at the same time that most opinion polls show that Americans widely embrace many environmental protections. While environmental concerns have long been a part of local politics in America, this course will largely explore the emergence and prominence of environmental issues in national politics from the first organized conservation efforts in the late nineteenth century to the present-day concerns with the global environment. Throughout the course, we will investigate both how changes in the environment have shaped American politics and how political decisions have altered the American, as well as the global environment, with particular attention to which groups of people have had, or have not had, access to political processes and institutions.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 3729
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on class participation, weekly critical writing, an analytical essay, and a final exam
Prerequisites: none; open to all
Enrollment Preferences: History, Environmental Policy, and Environmental Science majors or prospective majors if the course is over-enrolled
Distributions: Division II
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENVI 371 Division II HIST 371 Division II
Attributes: ENVI Humanities, Arts + Social Science Electives
ENVP PE-A Group Electives
ENVP PTL-A Group Electives
HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada

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