| LEC # | TOPICS | readings/films |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| Part 1 - Ideas of “Nature” | ||
| 2 | The Power of “Nature” |
Readings Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. New York: Anchor Books, 1997. ISBN: 9780385486804. 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: 9780521468343. 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: 9780691115603. 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: 9780691115603. |
| 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: 9780822322139. 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: 9780691090191. 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.: Harper Collins Publisher; 1 edition., 1997. ISBN: 9780201483031. Films Helfand, Judith, and Daniel Gold, dirs. Blue Vinyl: A Toxic Comedy. |
| 12 | Conclusion | |
Note: you will only be reading selections from Nature’s Economy; Postcolonial Developments and Life Exposed.
