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Apr 23, 2024
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HU 4410 - History of Urban Agriculture3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
In the early twenty-first century, the city of Milwaukee has emerged as a global leader in the urban agriculture movement. This class will work to uncover the history that informs this current moment. Using monographs, films, television programs, journalistic accounts, and guest speakers, this course places Milwaukee within a broader narrative of urban agriculture, one that examines similar developments both across the United States and around the world. Close attention will be paid to the technologies and engineering strategies that undergird urban agricultural endeavors. Such an emphasis will inform the course’s commitment to servant-leadership. We will be getting out of the classroom and working with a number of urban agriculture practitioners on real-world projects. Through such servant-leadership projects, students will come to see how the present is truly shaped by the past. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Synthesize the local, national, and global histories behind urban agriculture
- Describe the technology that has driven advancements in urban agriculture
- Connect broader historical narratives with the topic of urban agriculture
- Apply lessons learned through an examination of these histories to a class-based servant-leadership project
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- The history of urban agriculture, national
- The history of urban agriculture, local
- The history of urban agriculture, global
- The technology of urban agriculture
- Servant-leadership
Coordinator
Dr. Michael Carriere
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