New University of Oregon Course
Climate and Culture in the Americas
HC 431H
Spring 2012
Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by climate change and natural disasters, yet they are often marginalized from policy and academic discussions. Moreover, discussion of indigenous people and climate change opens up much broader discussion about environmental epistemologies across diverse cultures, as well as environmental management, race and class dynamics, and the intersection of local, national, and global issues.
To expose University of Oregon undergraduate students to these issues, Professor Mark Carey will teach a new upper division Robert D. Clark Honors College course on “Climate and Culture in the Americas” during Spring 2012. Students enrolled in the course will learn about climate-culture issues throughout the Western Hemisphere and from an historical perspective up to the present. They will also gain valuable experience presenting their work in oral presentations or posters at the indigenous peoples and climate change conference. The close intersection of this course and conference serves to promote student research, showcase the work of Clark Honors College (and other) students, provide professional experience for students, and generate dialogue about critical issue of indigenous peoples, climate change, and the cultural situatedness of environmental knowledge.
This course corresponds with a series of events on Indigenous Peoples in the Americas during academic year 2011-2012 sponsored by the Americas in a Globalized World Big Idea. For more information contact Mark Carey in the Robert D. Clark Honors College.
