Course Overview

An overview of important approaches to ecological anthropology. We will discuss ethnoecology, political ecology, human behavioral ecology, social network analysis and other approaches as they apply to questions about cooperation, conservation, resource access, social status and other contemporary issues. Throughout the semester students will also work on developing a grant proposal and reviewing peer proposals.

Course Readings

0.0.0.1 Book

  • Geniusz, W.M., 2009. Our knowledge is not primitive: Decolonizing botanical Anishinaabe teachings. Syracuse University Press.

0.0.0.2 Articles

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