HILD 43. Anthropocene 4: The Great Acceleration, 1945–Present (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/HIST.html#hild43
Description
Explores the intensification of industrialization and urbanization and their environmental impact, including skyrocketing greenhouse gas emissions, air and water pollution, soil depletion, and deforestation. Also, analyzes different environmentalisms and imagines futures distinct from climate catastrophe.
Prerequisite courses
HILD 43 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have HILD 43 as a prerequisite.