Submitted by Colleen Park on November 5, 2020 - 3:56pm
For winter quarter 2021, the Canadian Studies Center is pleased to feature two courses that we hope you will share widely. Both courses satisfy requirements for the Arctic Studies minor.
M/W, 10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.; 5 credits
Taught by Elena Campbell, associate professor in the Department of History, this brand new course covers the history of human understanding of and relationship to the Arctic by tracing the social, economic, political, and environmental transformations of the Earth’s northernmost region, from earliest settlements to the end of the twentieth century (the creation of the Arctic Council in 1996), as well as shifts in ideas that accompanied these changes.
W, 12:30-3:20 p.m.; 3 credits
This course is taught by the 2020-2021 Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies, Kevin Turner. It will focus on identifying and discussing the many landscape disturbances across Arctic regions with a focus on Northern Yukon and the traditional territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. Students will review research and methodologies used to understand landscape and climate change in the Arctic, gain practical experience working hands on with spatial data, and will discuss effective engagement and communication with the northern Indigenous communities most affected by change.
In addition to these two featured courses, students may also explore course offerings through the University of the Arctic, which are available to UW students at no additional cost. UArctic course details can be found here: https://jsis.washington.
All questions about courses can be directed to: canada@uw.edu.