ANTHR 6422 - Culture, Politics, and Environment in the Circumpolar North

(crosslisted) AIIS 6422

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Co-meets with AIIS 3422/ANTHR 3422.

P. Nadasdy.

This course examines the cultures and histories of the circumpolar North. The primary emphasis is on the North American Arctic and Subarctic with some attention to northern Eurasia for comparative purposes. The focus is on the indigenous peoples of the region and the socio-political and ecological dimensions of their evolving relationships with southern industrial societies.