Mennonites and Environmental History: A Global Perspective
History · 3 hrs Lecture/Seminar
Offered: Fall Or Winter
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where HIST-3126 counts
Counts toward 2 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course considers how Mennonites from around the world have related to the environment in the 20th century, a time of immense technological change in agriculture and horticulture, with an emphasis on their relationship to nature and food production as farmers. It considers the way farmers have imagined their environments, and strategies they have taken to cultivate lands in distinctively different climates. Students study how Mennonite ideas on non-violence, simplicity and community, related to land and nature. Case studies may include Bolivia, Canada, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Russia, the US, and Zimbabwe.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and MENN-3126.
Cross-listed
MENN-3126(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.