Geology 100:Ethnogeology
Tentative Syllabus, Block 3
Date Topic Readings
M Oct 27 Introductions, What is Ethnogeology?
1:15 PM- Discussion of Environmental Racism CER-Ch. 1
J: Personal knowledge of Environmental Injustice
START RESEARCH FOR HOME-TURF PROJECT!!
EARTH RESOURCES
T Oct 28 Energy Resources EG Ch. 11
The Power of Two
Oil- as a finite geological resource Youngquist
The End of a Way of Life; Who will never get to Participate
Oil as a political issue- The Mideast
The future for Africa, Asia, Latin America
Gas/ Coal (Native America) Baars Ch15, Grinde Ch 5L
Alternative Fuels? Native America (Uranium)Baars, Ch 16, Weaver Ch 2
J: How can you, as an individual, prepare for this future?
W Oct 29 Mineral Resources EG Ch. 2, 13
Limits to our Lifestyles (Who supplies us?)
Mineral uses in Pre-colonial Cultures (Iron in Africa)Schmidt and Childs(L)
Copper and Salt (Africa), Herbert, Alexander;
African-Americans as Blacksmiths and Miners
The Role of Geology in Apartheid in South Africa (see Minter)
Discussions of Lead (inner-city U.S), CER Ch 5
Gold exploitation in Irian Jaya, Indonesia (file in office)
J: Role of Minerals in Government Policies
Th Oct 30 Mineral Identification Project
Continuation of Wednesday’s discussions
Group Discussion of Mineral/ Energy Policies
J: reflect on the role of local communities and resource distribution
SURFACE PROCESSES
F Oct 31 Field Trip- Colorado Springs Environmental Issues
(Bring lunch)
J: Where will you buy a home?
M Nov 3 Hydrology: Groundwater and Fluvial EG Ch. 8,15
The Colorado River Problem:
Where are Native Americans and Mexico
San Luis Valley issues CER- Ch.9
T Nov 4 The Nile Project Hillel Ch 12 (L)
China and Three Gorges Dam (file in my office)
J: Impact of Dams, globally
W Nov 5 Soil- The Critical Environmental Issue EG Ch. 14,
Weathering of Rocks; Soil Profiles and Climate CER-CH.8
Global Soil Desertification Hillel Ch 24 (L)
Exercise on Identifying Soils Bagby (L*)
J: Dirt in your home town?
WORLD VIEW AND PERSPECTIVE
Th Nov 6 Environmental Philosophies: Kelly, Merchant Ch 8(L), Shiva (L)
Deep Ecology and Ecofeminism Merchant Ch 4 (L), Zimmerman (L*)
F Nov 7 ***PRESENTATION OF HOME TURF POSTERS***
Geology and Environmental Issues on your Turf
M Nov 10 Perspectives (cont’d) What is Science? Chalmers
Role of Spiritual Systems McFague, Schorsch, Dalai Lama (all 3-L)
Weaver Ch 10,Gunn-Allen (L*), Starhawk (L*)
J: How does your world-view impact your response to the environment?
NATURAL DISASTERS (HUMAN CATASTROPHES)
T Nov 11 Earthquakes and Faults EG Ch. 3
Historical review of understanding
Western concepts of the stress cycle
Individual Presentations of Earthquake Cases
Prediction and Risk Assessment (who is at risk?)
J: Group Jigsaw- Research and Response to the LA earthquake
W Nov 12 Volcanos EG Ch. 4
Legends of Eruptions?
Western Concepts of Minerals and Eruptive Style
Eruption Types and Products
Individual Presentations of Volcano Cases
Prediction (who is at risk?)
J: Warnings for Communities of non-geologists?
POLLUTION AND WASTE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Th Nov 13 Waste Management EG Ch. 16
Population Issues Hardin
Dumping Hazardous Waste CER- CH. 6,7
J: Where do we dump it?
* in Diamond, Reweaving the World
F Nov 14 Japan-Recovering from Terrible Pollution
Pacific Women Speak (file in my office)
Native America and Yucca Mountain Kuletz Ch 6,9 (L)
***JOURNAL SUMMARYDUE AT 3 PM***
RETURNING TO WISDOM
M Nov 17 New (Old) Paradigms/ Creation Stories Cajete (L)
Gaia Paradigm (Is the Earth Alive?) Lovelock
Environmental Justice CER 12, Churchill(L),
Laduke, Smil (L)
T Nov 18 Work on Final Projects- Community issue in Geology/Environment
W Nov 19 ***FINAL PROJECTS DUE BY NOON***