Spring 2019 - ARCH 389 D100
Ethnoecology (3)
Class Number: 8195
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 3 – Apr 8, 2019: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Dana Lepofsky
dlepofsk@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5403
Office: EDB 9619
Office Hours: TBA
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Prerequisites:
Students must have completed a minimum of 30 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Ethnoecology is the study of the relationships between people and their environment. It is motivated by and situated in current issues, such as food security and food sovereignty, ethics, climate change, and cultural loss and reconnection. We will explore these issues through case studies from cultures around the world and directly from ethnoecological researchers. Students with credit for ARCH 329 ST-Ethnoecology may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
Ethnoecology is broadly defined as the study of the dynamic relationships between people and their environments – in the past and present. Ethnoecology integrates many disciplines, perspectives, and kinds of knowledge. Increasingly, this integration of perspectives is motivated by and situated in current issues, such as food security and food sovereignty, ethics, climate change, and cultural loss and reconnection. In this course, we will explore some aspects of ethnoecology by examining case studies from cultures around the world and by hearing first hand from ethnoecological researchers. Students will be asked to conduct mini-projects that introduce them to a range of ethnoecological methods, ideas, and interpretations and that will challenge them to understand human-environmental relationships around the world and in their own backyards.
Grading
- 1. Cultural Keynote species interviews 15%
- 2. Ethnotaxonomy exercise 10%
- 3. Mandala blog and photo posts 20%
- 4. Oral and written presentation on culturally salient plant or animal 45%
- 5. Class participation (questions asked to guests, summaries of readings) 10%
NOTES:
This course fulfills a Group II requirement.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
None.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.
Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS