HIST 337 - Colloquium in the Environmental History of Oil

3 SS, WR
Second Semester. In this colloquium, we will explore the history of the development, use and trade of oil as a way of investigating histories of industrialization, pollution, urbanization, highway development, land regulation, globalization and U.S. foreign policy. This course will center primarily on the ways in which an environmental history of oil can illuminate the history of the United States and of the role of the U.S. in the world.

Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Ms. Stroud

Credits: 3 hours