| WHY ARE WE FASCINATED BY TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS? |
| Week 1 |
19-Aug |
Class Starts Thursday! |
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21-Aug |
Course Welcome and Introduction |
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| Week 2 |
26-Aug |
Historical Narratives |
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28-Aug |
Historical Narratives, cont. |
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| Week 3 |
2-Sep |
Rain forests in Art & Lit |
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4-Sep |
The Rain Forest in Pop Culture |
Movie Reviews Assigned |
| THE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION OF TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS |
| Week 4 |
9-Sep |
What is a Rain Forest? |
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11-Sep |
What else is a Rain Forest? |
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| Week 5 |
16-Sep |
Patterns of biodiversity 1 |
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18-Sep |
Patterns of biodiversity 2 |
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| Week 6 |
23-Sep |
Origins of tropical biodiversity |
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25-Sep |
Maintenance of tropical biodiversity |
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| Week 7 |
30-Sep |
Humans in rain forests 1 |
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2-Oct |
Humans in rain forests 2 |
Movie Reviews Due |
| Week 8 |
7-Oct |
Paradox of Luxuriance & (Bio)Narratives Revisited |
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9-Oct |
JUNGLE FILM FEST (7 pm) |
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| THE DRIVERS AND IMPACTS OF DEFORESTATION |
| Week 9 |
14-Oct |
How much rain forest is there? |
Analytic Essay Assigned |
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16-Oct |
How much rain forest have we lost? |
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| Week 10 |
21-Oct |
Drivers of deforestation 1 |
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23-Oct |
Drivers of deforestation 2 |
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| Week 11 |
28-Oct |
Tropical forests and climate |
Analytic Essay Due |
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30-Oct |
Tropical forests and climate change |
Reflective Essay Assigned |
| THE FUTURE OF TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS |
| Week 12 |
4-Nov |
Consumer choices |
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6-Nov |
Tropical Commodities & DURIAN FEST |
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| Week 13 |
11-Nov |
International conservation frameworks |
Reflective Essay Due |
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13-Nov |
Community-based Conservation |
Final Project Assigned |
| Week 14 |
18-Nov |
Tropical Rain Forests and Global Health |
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20-Nov |
Rain forest Headlines |
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| Week 15 |
25-Nov |
No class - Thanksgiving |
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27-Nov |
No class - Thanksgiving |
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| Week 16 |
2-Dec |
Protected Areas, Reforestation, Regeneration |
Final Project Due |
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4-Dec |
No Class - Reading Days |
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| Finals Week |
9-Dec |
No Final Exam |
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