ANT 238 - Cultural and Political Ecology

4 credits

Reviews various cultural anthropology approaches to understanding human/ environment interactions. Focus placed on case studies of small-scale societies from distinct environmental regions, the adaptations to those environments, how subsistence practices relate to other aspects of culture, and how these cultures and environments are affected by increasing integration into the world system (e.g., through globalization).

Prerequisite: ANT 104 or GDS 111.
Note: Not offered every year.
Instructor: Roper