This course examines contemporary issues in the Arctic with an eye to environmental, economic, political, and social change. Students will use academic, popular, and filmic resources to examine subjects from human and physical geography, including climate change, Indigenous rights, international relations, food security, and industrial development. Students will gain in-depth understandings of the diversity of Arctic regions and develop skills to incorporate this critical thinking into their research, perspectives, and arguments.
This course examines contemporary issues in the Arctic with an eye to environmental, economic, political, and social change. Students will use academic, popular, and filmic resources to examine subjects from human and physical geography, including climate change, Indigenous rights, international relations, food security, and industrial development. Students will gain in-depth understandings of the diversity of Arctic regions and develop skills to incorporate this critical thinking into their research, perspectives, and arguments.
