ANTHR 3430

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ANTHR 3430
Heat Waves and Global Health: Environmental Justice and Social Autopsy in London and Beyond

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course is a collaborative, intensive examination of the growing problem of extreme heat for global health and urban environmental justice. Focused on a "social autopsy" of the London heat wave of 2022, it will include a spring break visit to London, hosted at King's College London, where students will visit key sites of heat-related vulnerability and learn from architects, planners, public health experts, and community actors about the heat wave, its uneven impact, and efforts to mitigate the harm of future climate-related disasters.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ANTHR 2468, or similar introductory social science and health course.

Fees Field trip fees: Nonrefundable Program Fee $1,600; Sub-Total Costs Paid Directly by Student $1,300 (airfare, meals); Total Cost of Attendance (estimated): $2,900.

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Distribution Category (GLC-AS, SSC-AS)

When Offered Spring.

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10574 ANTHR 3430   LEC 001

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Nading, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  • 10575 ANTHR 3430   FLD 801

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://experience.cornell.edu/opportunities/cornell-spring-break-program-london-global-health-and-environmental-justice to apply. Taught in London. Travel period will be March 30, 2024 - April 7, 2024. Field trip fees: approximately $2,900.

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