HIST 379: History of the Climate Crisis

HIST 379-DL1: History of the Climate Crisis
(Spring 2026)

01:30 PM to 04:10 PM T

Online

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Section Information for Spring 2026

Human-caused warming of planet Earth is posing unprecedented challenges to global environments and societies. This class asks how the tools of history can help us navigate our present-day climate crisis. How have factors like colonialism, capitalism, and fossil fuel extraction contributed to the emergence of global warming? What resources have helped Earth scientists study the realities of climate change? How have scholars, activists, and concerned citizens worked to make political headway for climate justice in the face of business-as-usual opposition? We will consider a wide variety of historical sources and case studies to build understanding of the intersecting environmental and social emergencies of our time.

This is an online live video section.

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines how factors like colonialism, capitalism, and fossil fuel extraction contributed to the emergence of global warming to demonstrate how the tools of historical inquiry can help navigate the present-day climate crisis. Offered by History & Art History. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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