Pacific Ecologies
HIST 331
Fall 2025
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENVS 334 |
From the Whanganui River of the Whanganui Maori in Aotearoa (New Zealand) to Litekyan of the CHamoru people in Guåhan (Guam), Pacific Indigenous peoples' conception of the environment challenges the Western dichotomy that separates humans from nature. Grounded in islands and flowing with oceanic currents, this upper-level seminar will engage with Indigenous and migrant histories of what constitutes the "natural world," including attention to more-than-human relations. We will also examine the effects of militarism, imperialism, and climate change in shaping human-to-environment relations; and engage with how Pacific Indigenous peoples have led environmental movements rooted in Pacific genealogies, motivations, and worldviews. In doing so, we will examine how different perspectives of the environment and ecologies can influence notions of time and temporality in historical narration and writing. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (History Minor)(History) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
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