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Course Description

Contemporary assessment of the multiple ways in which societies understand, value, regulate, and engage with water. Provides an international perspective on the relationship between water and culture, with a focus towards global sustainability.

Athena Title

Water Worlds

Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in ANTH 3150E

Prerequisite

ANTH 1102 or ANTH 1102E or ANTH 2120H

Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to articulate a global and comparative perspective of the cultural relevance and meaning of water.
Students will be able to analyze contemporary water challenges through an anthropological lens.
Students will be able to apply theoretical concepts to personal water resources concerns.
Students will be able to evaluate the role of social-political systems in relation to household and community-level water security.

Topical Outline

Cultural values of water
Scientific and lay understandings of water
Rights and ethics
Rules and institutions of water governance
Equity and justice in water resources
Conflict in water resources
Water security
Future of water resources

Institutional Competencies

Critical Thinking

The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.

Social Awareness & Responsibility

The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.

Syllabus

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