Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction
Part 1 - Ideas of "Nature"
2 The Power of "Nature"
3 Various Ideas of Nature in European Thought
4 Tensions and Affinities Between European and Non-European Ideas of Nature
5 Tensions and Affinities Between European and Non-European Ideas of Nature (cont.) Paper due one day after Lec #5
Part 2 - Environments
6 Doing Fieldwork on Environmental Issues
7 The Sea
8 The Land
9 The Forests Paper due one day after Lec #9
Part 3 - Debates over Science and Technology
10 Nuclear Technologies
11 Toxic Pollutants
12 Conclusion Final papers due one day after Lec #12