EMP 340 : Environmental Movements

This course examines the history and evolution of environmental movements in the U.S. and internationally, showing how U.S. environmentalism evolved from preservation and conservation efforts aimed at ‘saving wilderness’ and ‘restoring nature’ to increasingly include environmental and climate justice struggles led by people of color and indigenous communities. Additional case studies include international movements against oil pipelines and toxic waste dumps in Latin America and Africa, anti-nuclear activism in Germany and Japan, and advocacy for dam-removal in Asia.