| 1 |
Introduction |
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| Part 1 - Ideas of "Nature" |
| 2 |
The Power of "Nature" |
Readings
Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. New York: Anchor Books, 1997. ISBN: 0385486804.
Films
Kirosawa, Akira, dir. First half of Dersu Uzala. |
| 3 |
Various Ideas of Nature in European Thought |
Readings
Worster, Donald. "Preface," and "Selections about Linneaus, Thoreau, and Darwin." In Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994. pp. 26-129, 145-187. ISBN: 0521468345.
Films
Kirosawa, Akira, dir. Second half of Dersu Uzala. |
| 4 |
Tensions and Affinities Between European and Non-European Ideas of Nature |
Readings
Cronon, William. Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England. New York: Hill and Wang, 1983. pp. 1-107. ISBN: 08909001586.
Films
Anderson, Robin and Connolly, Bob, dirs. Black Harvest. |
| 5 |
Tensions and Affinities Between European and Non-European Ideas of Nature (cont.) |
Readings
Cronon, William. Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England. New York: Hill and Wang, 1983. pp. 108-170. ISBN: 08909001586. |
| Part 2 - Environments |
| 6 |
Doing Fieldwork on Environmental Issues |
Readings
Walley, Christine. Rough Waters: Nature and Development in an East African Marine Park. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2004. pp. 1-137. ISBN: 0691115605.
Films
Chole Kuendeleza Maisha. (13 min.) |
| 7 |
The Sea |
Readings
Walley, Christine. Rough Waters: Nature and Development in an East African Marine Park. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2004. pp. 138-264. ISBN: 0691115605. |
| 8 |
The Land |
Readings
Gupta, Akhil. Chapters 3, and 5 in Postcolonial Developments: Agriculture in the Making of Modern India. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0822322137.
Agrawal, Bina. "The Gender and Environment Debate: Lessons from India." Feminist Studies 18, no. 1 (1992): 119-158. |
| 9 |
The Forests |
Readings
Hecht, Susanna, and Alexander Cockburn. Chapters 1-3, and 7-8 in The Fate of the Forest: Defenders of the Amazon. (Handout available for xeroxing.)
Hardin, Garrett. "The Tragedy of the Commons." Science 162, (1968): 1243-8.
Films
Walker, Christopher, dir. Trinkets and Beads. |
| Part 3 - Debates over Science and Technology |
| 10 |
Nuclear Technologies |
Readings
Petryna, Adriana. Chapter 3, 4, and 5 in Life Exposed: Biological Citizens after Chernobyl. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2002. ISBN: 069109019X.
Films
Boebel, Chris, and Nick Poppy, dirs. Containment: Life After Three Mile Island.
Recommended viewing: Devlin, Paul, dir. Power Trip. |
| 11 |
Toxic Pollutants |
Readings
Steingraber, Sandra. Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1997. ISBN: 0201483033.
Films
Helfand, Judith, and Daniel Gold, dirs. Blue Vinyl: A Toxic Comedy. |
| 12 |
Conclusion |
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