GDEV 6620

The Social Life of Land

Course Description

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

The graduate seminar this spring will include three distinct pieces: first, an intensive reading of the classics in agrarian studies around the topics of state formation, economic exchange and systems, colonization and post-colonial studies, development, and environmental politics; second, regular attendance and participation in the weekly public symposium series; and third, organization of a student-led workshop to be held in early May with papers presented by the seminar participants. In order to prepare for the student-led workshop, we will select one keynote speaker to give a talk on the day of the workshop, and students will read each other's papers and work on their own throughout the semester.

Course Attribute (CU-ITL, CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2022SP, 2018SP, 2015FA

Outcomes

• Discuss the classic themes and literatures in Agrarian Studies.
• Discuss the new work being done and cutting edge issues in the field.
• Use course resources to create a broader network of key scholars in the field.
• Submit a paper written for the course to a publisher.

When Offered Spring.

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