Monday, August 29, 2011
Welcome to AS.100.369: "The American Earth"
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Hey, if this posts than hopefully that means no problems on my end with the blog. I'm an international studies major, but my concentration is on environmental policy, so this class seemed like a natural fit. I also spent the summer interning with an environmental consulting firm in Paris, which sparked my interest on how the rest of the world views current and historical US green decisions.
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I'm one of the few students in the class who doesn't use gmail so hopefully this will work for me as well. I was looking to take a history class this semester and this was the only one that really stood out to me. The course seems like an interesting take on American history--one that kind of looks at America as the bad guy, which is a perspective I've never been taught through before. I hope to have a more global and environmental understanding of U.S. imperialism, from the ground up as you said, than I did before.
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As a public health studies major and a global environmental change and sustainability minor, I thought that this class would supplement my course work for both. My primary interest is in environmental health. I hope that this course will provide me with a greater sense of man's impact on the environment and how such instances can be avoided in the future.
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I am a political science major with a particular intrest in American history and politics. I took my first class pertaining to the environment last semester and was really inspired by many of the topics we covered. I was thrilled when I found out about this course because it combines two subjects I am passionate about. I hope to walk away from this course with an alternative, although not so glamorous, perspective of American "manifest destiny" and a greater understanding about the environment in which we live.
ReplyDeleteAs a history major, I am hoping to concentrate on the history of American business. I thought that this course could offer a perspective into the carbon footprint that American businesses have left behind. Furthermore, I hope to learn from past mistakes corporations have made and to gain insight into how businesses and the American government can incorporate environmentally conscious policy.
ReplyDeleteI am a Global Environmental Change and Sustainability major who is very interested in history as well. I took this class because it seems like the perfect combination of my passion for the environment and for learning about the past. I am also very interested in learning about American history from a different perspective than I have previously studied before. I hope that by taking this class I will add to my knowledge about current environmental issues by learning how decisions made in the past have affected the problems we face today.
ReplyDeleteAs a Public Health Studies major, I have never taken a class where American imperial policy and its effects on the environment have never been a central focus. I am interested to see how our nation's conquests have and will impact the environment so drastically. Hopefully viewing the United States' impact in light of imperialism will better my understanding of environmental health and help integrate international politics into a broader look at global public health.
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Hey all. For the past year, I've been studying primarily history and philosophy. As a history, I am planning to concentrate my studies in environmental history and post-1945 American history, specifically in the movements (some environmental) of the late 1960s. As a philosophy major, I plan to focus on modern philosophy, especially existentialism and maybe even transcendentalism, So this class essentially relates to pretty much all of my areas of interest. I'm looking forward to this course as a foundation for my further studies in environmental history--and after the first lecture, I have a pretty good feeling that it will.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Annie and as of right now I am studying Philosophy and International Studies. I signed up for this class because I believe it is important to be aware of how humans interact with the environment. We are only one species on this planet, and consequently our surroundings can enable us and limit us in a very fundamental sense. By studying how we effected the environment and how it effected us throughout history, I hope to learn from past misguided efforts and develop a stronger awareness of what positive changes are necessary for the future.
ReplyDeleteHi, i'm Taylor and as of right now im a Poli Sci major, i took this course because it seemed pretty interesting and I took a course having to do with pollution previously and found it very eye opening. This class seemed to be along the same lines considering it has to deal with the environment. Also, regarding history i've never taken a course that focuses on the environmental impacts it our actions have, so that sounded interesting to me. I look forward to a positive year
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Erin. I'm a civil engineering major and I am interested in how structures can change the way a society develops - for better or for worse. I have been to Panama and the Panama Canal as well as the Three Gorges Dam in China and saw how they impacted the area in both its culture and environment. The American "expansion" with regard to infrastructure is very interesting to me so I thought this course sounded great. I was also just abroad in Australia where they are very environmentally aware and I took a civil engineering course called Engineering and Society which dealt with the environmental impacts of new infrastructure. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to learning more about the issue from an American perspective
ReplyDeleteI am a political science major but I am also a big fan of history (particularly American history). This class seemed like an interesting fusion between two subjects that are often viewed independently of each other. I hope to strengthen my knowledge of history and perhaps come away with a fresh perspective on the impacts of American imperialism.
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I am an International Studies major and wanted to take a history class that was an area of study I had previously never examined. America's affect on the environment is just the type of class.
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Hi, I'm Candace. I am a senior and Global Environmental Change and Sustainability major. This class has a great deal of relevance with my area of study. I am hoping to broaden my knowledge of American's interaction with their environment. Viewing this relationship through American Imperialism I find to be a different and interesting concept to study.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Liz and I am a Political Science and English Major. I registered for this class for a couple of reasons: from a practical standpoint, I needed a History course, but more importantly, this class seems to offer a really interesting perspective on the events of American and global history with which we are all familiar, but only on a basic and somewhat limited level. I am interested in learning about the origin of the environmental issues that currently exist, and the role of American imperialism in creating many of these issues. I am looking forward to a productive and informative semester.
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Allysa and I am a sophomore. I am double majoring in International Studies as well as Global Environmental Change and Sustainability. I signed up for this course because I felt that this course covers areas in both of my majors. I also plan to have an environmental concentration of some sort for my IS major, so I am hoping that this course will help me figure out exactly what I want to focus on. Lastly, I love history, and I have not yet been able to take a history course, so I'm excited to take one this semester. Looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteI'm Stuart, a political science major and a junior. I'm taking this class because I wanted to build on the information I gathered from previous courses on sustainability and ecology. I think that by studying the history of environmental policy and American empire I can gain a better appreciation of the nature of current debates surrounding these policy topics. Also, it should be interesting to examine these two issues together and see the connections between American foreign policy and America's actions and attitudes towards the environment. I'm definitely looking forward to the class.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! My name is Catherine and I'm in my senior year here at Hopkins. I'm a History major, but I've always wanted to be able to take an environmental studies course, and I signed up for The American Earth because I feel like it will be a great combination of the two. I'm also actually planning to go to veterinary school, so I'm really looking forward to learning about the ecological and wildlife implications that US imperialism has had. See you all tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteOn Wednesday, August 31, I was scrambling to try to find an interesting environment course and Becky told me about this one. The way she raved about it made me really excited to join the class! One of my main interests in life is the environment, nature, and all things green! I'm an economics major, and a global environmental change and sustainability minor, and I want to work in the environmental field after college. I think it's super important for me to gain a deeper understanding of the history of "The American Earth" because I want to pursue environmental sustainability with a broad base of knowledge! I feel like I have already learned a lot in only one class period, and I'm excited to have discussions about the environment.
ReplyDeleteHello! I registered for the class late, so here is my (very late) first post. My name is Hannah. I'm a Junior, and a History & Archaeology double major. I've never taken a course on environmental history before, so I thought it would be an interesting subject to approach. The class description really stood out to me. I'm curious as to how environmental issues, and people's reactions to them, have evolved over the course of United States history. I'll see you all on Tuesday :)
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Cosette. I am a junior and a Global Environmental Change and Sustainability major. Candace told me about American Earth and after being in class on Thursday, I am already obsessed with this class. After college, I want to inform Americans how to live more sustainable lives. Not only to help the environment but to also show them that these daily changes will also benefit them as an individuals. I was interested in taking this class to see how the mindset of Americans towards the environment has come about and how we can change this view so people will become closer and care more about the environment in the future.
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