Syllabi in Environment and Society
Short profiles of university and course syllabi, and collaborative syllabi projects on Environment and Society.
Aliases:
conservationists
conservation
Poaching: Criminalized Endogenous Innovation?
Clapperton Chakanetsa Mayhunga reinterprets African environmental practices by foregrounding indigenous knowledge and innovation.
A Place for Animals
Thomas Lekan examines the history of wildlife conservation through the figure of Bernhard Grzimek and the creation of the Serengeti as a protected tourist landscape.
Finding Dartmoor
Matthew Kelly explores Dartmoor as a historically layered landscape that shapes both his personal and academic trajectory.
Far Away, So Close
Claudia Leal reflects on her intellectual formation through childhood travels in Colombia and later work in education and biodiversity conservation.
“Deep Ecology & the American Conservation Movement”
Dive into a pivotal 1993 lecture by renowned Professor Bron Taylor as he unravels the complex tapestry of the American conservation movement. This insightful presentation offers a panoramic view, tracing the philosophical and spiritual roots that shaped environmental thought and action, particularly focusing on the rise of the deep ecology movement and what Taylor terms “pagan environmentalism.”
“Der Bartgeier”
This poem traces the complex relationship between humans and the largest bird of the Alps, the bone-eating bearded vulture (Bartgeier).
Miawpukek Mi’gmaq Experience with Salmon Farming and Wild Atlantic Salmon Management
Hinks highlights the Miawpukek First Nation in Newfoundland for its leadership in Atlantic salmon conservation and self-managed fisheries, while warning that expanding finfish aquaculture threatens traditional harvests, ecosystems, and Indigenous food security.
State Natural Areas and the Evolution of Land Conservation in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin
Arcadia, Autumn 2025, no. 14