Fall 2024 History UN3927 section 001

Global Histories of Plants and Empire, c

Global Hist of Plants & E

Call Number 19508
Day & Time
Location
T 4:10pm-6:00pm
212A Lewisohn Hall
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Joslyn M Devinney
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course provides a broad introduction to global history as it relates to science, medicine, and empire. In particular, we will explore the relationships between plants and empires in the early modern period. The course will predominantly focus on the colonial empires of early modern Europe (the Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, French, and British), but will also incorporate case studies from the Mughal, Ottoman, Qing, and Russian empires. Broadly, we will analyze how much the desire for particular plants influenced and motivated imperial projects and assess the impacts of these projects on the natural world. We will evaluate the ways in which plants and knowledge about plants traveled, or failed to travel, and the labor involved in these processes in the context of empire. Finally, we will think about the shifting meanings and uses of plants over time and how this impacts our study of them.

Web Site Vergil
Department History
Enrollment 10 students (15 max) as of 4:06PM Sunday, December 1, 2024
Subject History
Number UN3927
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
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Section key 20243HIST3927W001