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ANTHROPOLOGY 22. Archaeology of North America
Why and how people of North America developed. Issues and processes that dominate or shape developments during particular periods considering the effects of history and interactions with physical and social environment. Topics include the peopling of the New World, explaining subsequent diversity in substance and settlement adaptations, the development of social complexity, and the impact of European contact. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-AmerCul
3-5 units, Aut (Truncer, J)

ANTHROPOLOGY 128A. Undesired Bodies: Labor Migration, the Nation State, and Globalization
Interdisciplinary. What an anthropological approach demonstrates about labor migration and its impact on migrant workers, the nation state, and globalization processes. Issues of globalization, economics, nationalism, statehood, bureaucracy, class, and race.
3-5 units, Autumn (Korczyn, O)

BIOLOGY 10SC. Natural History, Marine Biology, and Research
The biology of Monterey Bay and the coastal mountains and redwood forests of Big Sur. Literary, artistic, and political history. Topics: conservation, sanctuary, and stewardship of the oceans and coastal lands. Meetings with conservationists, authors, environmentalists, politicians, land-use planners, lawyers, scientists, and educators.
2 units, Autumn (Thompson, S)

CHICANO STUDIES 165A. Chicana/o History
(Same as CSRE 165A, HISTORY 264X.) The history of Mexican-origin people in the U.S. from 1848 to the present. Mexican American experiences as integral to American history. Tthemes include the effects of conquest, patterns of migration, labor and the formation of social classes, racialization, gender roles, ideology, and political activism.
5 units, Autumn (Staff)

COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN RACE AND ETHNICITY 109A. Federal Indian Law
See NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES 109A.

COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN RACE AND ETHNICITY 165A. Chicana/o History
See CHICANO STUDIES 165A.

EARTH, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 12SC. Environmental and Geological Field Studies in the Rocky Mountains
(Same as GES 12SC.) Geologic origin from three billion years ago, paleoclimatology and glacial history, long- and short-term carbon cycle and global climate change, and environmental issues related to changing land-use patterns and increased demand for natural resources. Small groups analyze data to prepare reports and maps.
2 units, Autumn (Chamberlain, P)

EARTH, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 101. Environmental and Geological Field Studies in the Rocky Mountains
(Same as GES 101.) Three-week, field-based program in the Greater Yellowstone/Teton and Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. Field-based exercises covering topics including: basics of structural geology and petrology; glacial geology; western cordillera geology; paleoclimatology; chemical weathering; aqueous geochemistry; and environmental issues such as acid mine drainage and changing land-use patterns.
3 units, Autumn (Chamberlain, P; Graham, S)

EARTH SYSTEMS 180B. Local Sustainable Agriculture
Field-based training in ecologically sound agricultural practices at the Stanford Community Farm; guest lectures from Bay Area farmers, agricultural educators, and food policy advocates; and a field trip to an educational farm. Weekly fieldwork led by an instructor with extensive organic farming experience. Topics include bed preparation, starting seedlings, composting, irrigation techniques, and harvesting methods. May be repeated for credit.
1 unit, Autumn (Staff)

ECONOMICS 21SC. Land and Water Policies in the West
(Same as HISTORY 19SC, POLITICAL SCIENCE 19SC.) Historical development and current status, with a focus on California. Topics include: the political origins and economic implications of federal laws and programs that define and allocate rights to land and water; competition for resources between cities and agriculture; the history of federal involvement with the West; contemporary policies and controversies regarding resource management, agriculture, water, energy, and environmental quality. Field trip to California's Central Valley and Owens Valley.
2 units, Autumn (Frisby, T; Kennedy, D; Brady, D; Noll, R)

GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 7A. An Introduction to Wilderness Skills
Living, traveling, and working in the wilderness for those planning fieldwork in the backcountry. Local geology, environmental ethics, trip planning, first aid, and leadership techniques. Four mandatory weekend outings focus on backcountry travel, minimum impact camping, equipment use and maintenance, rock climbing, and navigation. 7A emphasizes wilderness travel and climbing. 7B emphasizes winter camping skills and backcountry skiing. Food, group, and major personal gear provided. Guest speakers. Fee. See http://www.stanford.edu/class/ges7, or email oep-teachers@lists.stanford.edu.
1 unit, Autumn (Bird, D)

GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 12SC. Environmental and Geological Field Studies in the Rocky Mountains
See EEES 12SC.

GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 101. Environmental and Geological Field Studies in the Rocky Mountains
See EEES 101.

GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 210. Geologic Evolution of the Western U.S. Cordillera
The geologic and tectonic evolution of the U.S. Cordillera based on its rock record through time. This region provides good examples of large-scale structures and magmatic activity generated during crustal shortening, extension, and strike-slip faulting and affords opportunity to study crustal-scale processes involved in mountain building in context of plate tectonic motions.
2-3 units, Autumn (Miller, E)

HISTORY 21SC. Land and Water Policies in the West
See ECON 19SC.

HISTORY 264X. Chicana/o History
See CHICANO STUDIES 165A.

201/301. Introduction to Public History in the U.S., 19th Century to the Present
Gateway course for the History and Public Service interdisciplinary track. Topics include the production, presentation, and practice of public history through narratives, exhibits, websites, and events in museums, historical sites, parks, and public service settings in nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions. GER:DB-SocSci
4-5 units, Autumn (McKibben, C)

HISTORY 201A/401A. Spatial History: Concepts, Methods, Problems
Technical training in GIS, with modules taught by Stanford Spatial History Lab staff; conceptual work in the use of these techniques in spatial historical analysis. Students develop their own spatial history projects and produce beta versions of dynamic visualizations. GER:DB-SocSci
4-5 units, Autumn (White, R; Frank, Z)

HISTORY 254. Popular Culture and American Nature
Despite John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Rachel Carson, it is arguable that the Disney studios have more to do with molding popular attitudes toward the natural world than politicians, ecologists, and activists. Disney as the central figure in the 20th-century American creation of nature. How Disney, the products of his studio, and other primary and secondary texts see environmentalism, science, popular culture, and their interrelationships. GER:DB-Hum, WIM
5 units, Autumn (White, R)

LAW 513. California Climate Change Law and Policy
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the clean cars and trucks bill, and the greenhouse gas emissions performance standard. Complementary and subsidiary regulations such as the renewable portfolio standard, the low Carbon fuel standard, land use law, and energy efficiency and decoupling. Focus is on the draft scoping plan to outline California's policies for economy-wide reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The Western Climate Initiative. History, details, and current status of California's efforts.
1.7 semester units (2.55 quarter units), Autumn quarter schedule (Grenfell, K)

LAW 565. Immigration Law: Current Constitutional and Civil Rights Issues
Issues related to the constitutional and civil rights of immigrants. Focus is on the statutory framework regulating the admission of non-citizens and the constitutional principles that govern immigration law and policy. Issues may include restrictions on federal court jurisdiction over immigration matters, detention of non-citizens, public and private discrimination on the basis of alienage, labor and workplace rights of immigrant workers, refugee and asylum law, post 9/11 issues, local and state laws targeting immigrants, and matters pending in the Supreme Court. Guest lecturers.
1.7 semester units (2.55 quarter units), Autumn quarter schedule (Guttentag, L)

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES 109A. Federal Indian Law
(Same as CSRE 109A.) Cases, legislation, comparative justice models, and historical and cultural material. The interlocking relationships of tribal, federal, and state governments. Emphasis is on economic development, religious freedom, and environmental justice issues in Indian country.
5 units, Autumn (Biestman, K)

POLITICAL SCIENCE 21SC. Land and Water Policies in the West
See ECON 19SC.

POLITICAL SCIENCE 248. Mexican Politics
Why did Mexico fail to eliminate poverty and destitution despite resources channeled to that end and a rhetoric of social justice inherited from the Revolution? The durability of the political regime, the peculiar characteristics of the Mexican process of democratization, and the regime's incentives to redress ancestral problems of inequality and destitution. Emphasis is on crafting research projects on the political economy of Mexican development, and hypothesis testing with empirical data. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom
5 units, Autumn (Diaz-Cayeros, A)

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