August 26: Introduction

What is Environmental History?

August 28: Steinberg, ix-xii, Worster, “Transformations of the Earth” (BB) & White, “Environmental History” (BB)

Part I: Rocks, Fire and Soil

September 2: Steinberg, pp. 3-54

September 4: Cronon, pp. 3-53

September 9: Cronon, pp. 54-107

September 11: Submit Oral History Proposal
Cronon, pp. 108-170

September 16: Carney (skim for argument—BB) & Steinberg, pp. 71-115

September 18: Stull, pp. 3-66

September 23: Submit Research Paper Proposal
Stull, pp. 69-120

September 25: Stull, pp. 120-169

September 30: Stull, pp. 173-226

Part II: Commodities and Nature

October 2:  Submit Interview Guide
Steinberg, pp. 57-71 & William Cronon, “Annihilating Space-Meat” (BB)

October 7: Steinberg, pp. 116-135 & Donald Worster, “What Holds the Earth Together” (BB)

October 14: Steinberg, pp. 155-202

October 16: Pollan, “The Farm” (BB), Movie Night: King Corn (Oct. 15th, Harr 1261 at 8pm)

Part III: The History of Wilderness

October 21: Steinberg, pp. 136-154, Cronon, “The Trouble with Wilderness” (BB) & Spence, “First Wilderness” (BB)

October 23: Lewis, pp. 3-53 & 73-89

October 28: Lewis, pp. 91-147

October 30: Lewis, pp. 149-203

November 4: Submit Draft of Research Paper
Lewis, pp. 205-259

Part IV: Highways, Suburbs and the Environment

November 6: Steinberg, 202-268 

November 11: Rome, pp. 1-64

November 13:Rome, pp. 65-128

November 18:Rome, pp. 128-188

November 20: Rome, pp. 189-253

November 25 & 27: Thanksgiving – Class Does Not Meet

December 2: Deadline for All Oral History Materials
Rome, pp. 255-270 & Davis, “The Case for Letting Malibu Burn” (BB)

December 4: Steinberg,269-295, Movie Night: Inconvenient Truth (Dec. 3rd, Harr 1261 at 8pm)

Final Paper Due: Thursday, December 11, 12:00 Noon