ARCTIC 321/HSTCMP 221: At the Top of the World: Arctic Histories (5 cr.) M/W, 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m., Elena Campbell, Associate Professor, Department of History
This course explores 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, during the period from the earliest settlements to the end of the 20th century (the creation of the Arctic Council in 1996), as well as the shifts in ideas that accompany these changes.
ARCTIC 401/ARCTIC 498: The Arctic – Environmental Change and Challenges (5 cr.), T/Th, 2:30-4:20 p.m., Andrew Medeiros, 2025 UW Canada Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies
This course introduces the Arctic through an examination of the challenges faced by northern peoples. Emphasis is placed on the causes and consequences of global environmental change, and interactions with ecological processes and challenges for the human environment. Inuit perspectives of ecological knowledge will enhance discussions on planning and development in a warming future. Principles of ecosystem management and emergent challenges for a sustainable future will also be addressed.
The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies