Global Environmental History

Aerial view of a mushroom cloud after an atomic bomb detonation

ENVIR ST/HISTORY 465
Monday/Wednesday, 2:30-3:45 p.m. + discussion section
4 credits

Instructor

Elizabeth Hennessy
Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies
elizabeth.hennessy@wisc.edu

Course Description

What are the historical causes of climate change and environmental crisis? How can understanding them help shape the future? This course explores changing relationships among humans and nonhuman nature to understand the cultural, political economic, and environmental processes and patterns that have shaped our world.

Fulfills Environmental Studies

Environmental Humanities Foundation

Theme

UW Designations

Intermediate

Humanities or Social Science