The following courses will count for upper level anthropology electives for the ENSP Culture and the Environment students, but likely would also count for electives in other ENSP concentrations. Check with your faculty advisors!
ANTH 432/632 Multispecies Coexistence; Dr. Jen Shaffer, TTh 2-3:15pm
Interactions and relationships between humans and other species, including fungi, animals, plants, and microorganisms, shape human culture, history, economies, politics, and genetics. Over the past decade, multispecies research has emerged to explore these connections by recognizing the agency and significance of non-human beings in shaping social and ecological systems. Moving beyond traditional anthropocentric study of cultures, societies, and human behavior, multispecies scholarship challenges the nature-culture divide by emphasizing the importance of understanding and responsibly engaging with the interconnectedness of all species.
ANTH 482/682 Anthropology of Infrastructure, Architecture, and Design; Dr. Cady Gonzalez, TTh 11am-12:15pm
Build It, Break It, Fix It. Examining cases from power grids to public toilets and everything in between, this course explores the emergence, construction, operation, breakdown, repair and reimagination of infrastructure and architecture through anthropological theory and methods.