The Maya Civilization and Climate Change

The Maya Civilization and Climate Change Video A video lecture titled ‘The Ancient Maya Response to Climate Change: A Cautionary Tale’ by B.L Turner II, Arizona State University, on the archaeology and geography of climate change during the Maya Civilization. The lecture discusses the depopulation and decline of the ancient civilization, during the tenth and […]

Civilizations and Climate Vulnerability: The Khmer Empire

Civilizations and Climate Vulnerability: The Khmer Empire Overview As a High School or Undergraduate teacher of History or Social Sciences, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about civilizations, decline of civilizations or empires, and societal vulnerability to climate-related extreme events. This lesson plan will help students to learn about Angkor and […]

Climate Change and the Environmental Humanities

Climate Change and the Environmental Humanities Overview Overview As an Undergraduate Humanities (Cultural Studies, Literature, History) teacher, you can use this lesson plan to teach critical analysis of a comprehensive text in climate literature. Dipesh Chakrabarty, a Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, South Asian Languages, Civilizations and Law, at the University of […]

The Environmental Humanities The Great Derangement Climate Change and the Unthinkable by Amitav Ghosh

The Environmental Humanities: ‘The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable’ by Amitav Ghosh Overview Overview As an Undergraduate Humanities (Cultural Studies; Literature; History) teacher, you can use this lesson plan as part of a course in Environmental Geography, Environmental History, General Criticism and Critical Theory. ‘The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable’, by […]