ENS 346 Environment & Society in Oaxaca
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the past and present co-evolution and interactions among plants, animals, and human society in Oaxaca, Mexico. Students will learn about interrelated concepts such as domestication, globalization, development, sustainability, and identity through site visits and opportunities to learn from local experts. At the end of this course, students will be able to trace how humans have shaped and been influenced by plants, animals, and the environment over 10,000 years of human history, and how this engagement is negotiated and practiced today by the people of Oaxaca.