NTRES 3330 - [Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge]

(crosslisted)
(also AIS 3330, AMST 3330) (CA, SBA) (D)

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Next offered 2012-2013. Enrollment is limited to: juniors, seniors, or graduate students.

K-A. S. Kassam.

Based on indigenous and local “ways of knowing,” this course (1) presents a theoretical and humanistic framework from which to understand generation of ecological knowledge; (2) examines processes by which to engage indigenous and local knowledge of natural resources, the nonhuman environment, and human-environment interactions; and (3) reflects upon the relevance of this knowledge to climatic change, resource extraction, food sovereignty, and issues of sustainability and conservation.