HST 373 - Environmental History of Latin America

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement DE and HU.
Meets requirement: W
Pillaging, disease, deforestation, and poverty: Is Latin America a victim of colonialism, imperialism, and neoliberalism? This course seeks to unearth the numerous approaches to studying globalization, sustainability, public health, and social justice from the perspective of Latin America & the Caribbean. With readings from history, anthropology, and sociology, students will develop a better understanding of the linkages among economics, public health, politics, and social institutions, and will examine Latin America & the Caribbean through the lenses of sex, gender, race, and ethnicity.