ARCTIC 401: CURRENT ISSUES IN THE ARCTIC
Joel Heath, 2014-15 UW Canada Fulbright Chair in Arctic Studies
Tuesdays | 1:30-4:20pm | FSH 108 | SNL 10449
Arctic Studies 401 will take an interdisciplinary perspective combining social science, ecology, oceanography, environmental justice and energy issues to understand environmental change and cumulative impacts of development projects on Inuit communities and Arctic sea ice ecosystems. Approaches to communicating Arctic perspectives and issues using film and development of educational curriculum will also be examined.
*Core requirement for the UW Minor in Arctic Studies
Joel Heath, Executive Director, The Arctic Eider Society, served as project leader for Canada’s largest International Polar Year Training, Education and Outreach project establishing long term community-driven research programs in Hudson Bay. He is Director/Producer of the award winning feature film People of a Feather. Joel can be reached at heath.joel@gmail.com.
