ANTHR 4610

Environmental Justice and the Middle East

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course introduces students to the study of environmental justice through the Middle East. We cover long-standing environmental emerging from fossil fuel extraction, drought, colonialism, and desertification; contemporary problems of climate change mitigation, green cities, and sustainable agricultural technology; and questions raised by the growing power of the Gulf states and their involvement in a range of environmental issues, from land grabs in Sudan to the control of water in Arizona. We will begin with key texts about environmental justice, before moving into case studies—consisting of academic work, journalism, and other media—to explore different aspects of environmental justice.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (GLC-AS, SCD-AS) (CA-AG, D-AG)

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