Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2023 - GEOG 432 D100

Problems in Environmental History (4)

Class Number: 2526

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    60 units including eight of upper division geography.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An investigation into the major themes and arguments in the environmental histories of North America, emphasizing how different individuals and groups have used, perceived, and managed their environments over time. Students with credit for HIST 432 or HIST 485 in 2001-3 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

2023 Alert: In Spring 2023 this seminar will be conducted remotely. Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with the instructor, and ways of getting feedback on work than may be the case for in-person classes. Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, should register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Overview: COVID is still in our heads, so this iteration of GEOG 432 explores the geography and history of modern epidemics, defined as the era shaped by industrialization and global transportation. All members will read one or two short articles plus an assigned book—available from the library reserve—for each thematic segment of the seminar.

Structure: This seminar will meet synchronously mostly every other week (exempting “reading break”) for no more than three hours. Students will submit 5-page book reviews the day before we meet, and each meeting will include brief presentations followed by a general discussion of the general theme of the two-week segment.

Grading

  • Bi-Weekly Reports 30%
  • Bi-Weekly Presentations 10%
  • Participation 30%
  • Term Paper 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Books: one every two weeks, each assigned by professor for a common theme, all at SFU Library Reserve

Articles: Available through the SFU Library’s Electronic Journals and Canvas


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

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