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Courses - Fall 2024
HIST
History Department Site
Open Seats as of
11/20/2024 at 10:30 PM
HIST419O
Special Topics in History; Plants & Diaspora: Black and Indigenous Environmental History
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with AASP478G. Credit only granted for HIST419O or AASP478G.

Reading seminar investigating the African Diaspora in the Americas through several plants, such as mangroves, sesame, rice, oil palm, coconut palm, cassava, and peanuts. Students analyze environmental histories of slavery, colonialism, and rebellion and explore how Black and Indigenous experiences shaped landscapes of extraction, freedom, and justice.