Cross-disciplinary perspectives integrate art, natural sciences, literature, engineering and technology, and history. A survey of world maritime history from earliest times to the present, with emphasis on the evolution of nautical technology, motives for maritime enterprises, and the impact of cross-cultural encounters between oceanic peoples. Summer only, full-time. ANTH 210 or consent. Interdisciplinary approach to problems relating to humans and their interactions with the world s oceans and coasts.
Theme changes each semester.
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