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May 13, 2024
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ANTH 333 - Inuit Environmental Dilemmas4 credits
The Arctic is experiencing rapid environmental change due largely to human activities in the south. Three of the processes that are creating the most dramatic changes in Arctic ecosystems are the transnational flow of industrial toxins, climate change, and intensified resource exploration and extraction. Students focus on how these three processes are affecting the livelihood of roughly 160,000 Inuit living in Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. By focusing on Inuit strategies and engagements, students will have the opportunity to dispel misconceptions of northern peoples as passive victims of outside forces while examining the considerable challenges faced in maintaining control of their lives and land. Students should develop an awareness about how popular lifestyles are exacerbating environmental injustices and culture change in the Far North. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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