The Great Confrontation II (IDHP 392)

Term: 2023-2024 - Spring

Faculty

Dr. David ContostaShow MyInfo popup for Dr. David Contosta

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Hilton M. OyamaguchiShow MyInfo popup for Hilton M. Oyamaguchi

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Schedule

Thu, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (1/16/2024 - 5/8/2024) Location: MAIN MH 220

Description

Over 12,000 years ago, the first humans enter what will be called the Americas. They cross a land bridge from Northeast Asia, and within a few thousand years inhabit even the most forbidding landscapes. They remain the only humans in the Western Hemisphere until wave after wave of European migrants begin taking up residence in the late 1400s. In confronting their natural surroundings, both groups inflict ecological damage, but European settlers, who have seriously degraded their natural environments before leaving, use increasingly powerful tools to alter their New World surroundings in ways that peoples already living there can scarcely imagine. Through readings, visual media, and discussions, the seminar seeks to unravel this saga and gain valuable insights about the changes in lifestyle that are necessary if humanity is to survive and thrive in the Americas—and around the globe.