HIST-373 Environmental Catastrophes and U.S. History

This research seminar examines how environmental catastrophes—both natural and human made—have changed the course of U.S. history. Through its exploration of inundations, conflagrations, famines, epidemics, and other disasters, the course will consider how Americans made sense of these events and in turn remade their landscapes, institutions, and social relations or-in some cases-chose not to in order to demonstrate their power over the natural world.

Maximum Enrollment

Writing-Intensive (18)

(Writing Intensive.)

Credits

1

Prerequisite

One course in history or consent of the instructor

Offered

Spring