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How Fossil Fuel Use Became Unsustainable

Speaker(s)
Simon Pirani
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Anthropology is not just the study of 'other people' - Western culture and society is included, too. This talk by one of the world's leading specialists will explain the shocking history of fossil fuel consumption in the industrialized world, focusing on the second part of the last century.

Class syllabus
An Intensive Study of Mythology
Class video
How Fossil Fuel Use Came To Be Unsustainable

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