IGE 2150 - A Sustainable Tomorrow: From Industrialization to Ethical Environmentalism (3) [GE 3B or 4A] [AmInst-A]

Explores industrialization and technology, science, and environmentalism in relation to human purpose in 19th, 20th, and 21st U.S. history and across various cultures. Topics include: processes of industrialization in 19th-century US history; gender, class, and race in science and technology in US history; scientific revolutions; constructions of science as a way of knowing, including ethnoscience; Native American struggles for land and life; environmentalism (environmental epistemology, justice, ethics, sustainability, and aesthetics); local, national, and global citizenship and justice. Inquiries are grounded in nineteenth-, twentieth-, and twenty-first-century U.S. and global history. 1st course of second IGE year. 4A/D1 and 3B/C2 at the completion of the second IGE year. Optional service fee for scheduled group activities.

Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Course Category: GE Course