University of Illinois
Program for the Study of Religion
Spring 2008
Wednesday 11:00-1:30
1040 Foreign Languages Building
(707 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana)

AIS 490 Sections UG1/G2
ANTH 499 Section JT
GEOG 390 Section JT3
GEOG 594 Section JT4
NRES 499 Sections IE3/IE4
RLST 494 Sections JT3/JT4

Prof. James Treat
treaty@illinois.edu
3023 Foreign Languages Building
(707 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana)

Welcome to the course!

This interdisciplinary seminar explores the relationship between human experience and natural environment in native North America.  Assigned readings survey historical and contemporary case studies in New World ethnoecology, including noteworthy examples of adaptation in the context of settler colonialism and in response to the dominant paradigm of scientific ecology.  Class discussions are supplemented by audiovisual materials, guest speakers, and campus events relevant to the course.  Students have the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of ecological traditions among American Indians; to conduct a research project focusing on a particular theme, issue, region, or community; and to develop their critical skills for use in academic, professional, and personal settings.

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