Course Catalog - 2024-2025

     

ANTH 391 - SPECULATIVE FUTURES

Long Title: SPECULATIVE FUTURES
Department: Anthropology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Drawing from “CliFi,” “Speculative Fiction, “and global anthropological case studies, this course analyzes a series of potential futures as earthly conditions continue to be altered by human activity. Students will develop speculative future models through assessing climate conditions, population displacement, ethics, ecological transformations and human practices and values. Cross-list: ENST 391, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 591. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 391 if student has credit for ANTH 591.