Birds in the Anthropocene

Instructors: Sierra Ru-yi Glassman (sierraru@g.ucla.edu),Emily Yuki Banno (eybanno@berkeley.edu), Leena Wang (leenaw@berkeley.edu) for field trips

Description: Birds have not only been objects of fascination throughout human history; they have been worshiped as gods, valued as companions, and consumed as food. They have inspired our cultures in a multitude of ways, and we, in turn, have deeply impacted avian biology.  In this course, we will learn about the shared history of birds and humans from perspectives in biology to anthropology and go on field trips corresponding to our lecture topics.

Recordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants for a limited amount of time.

Classes: Ten Tuesday evening lectures by Zoom, March 11, 18; April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20 : 7:00 to  8:00 pm   [no class March 25]

(Zoom link will be provided when you register.)

    Three Saturday morning field trips, March 22, April 19, May 24: 9:00 to 12:00 pm

    Field trip locations will be announced in class and by email.

    All the field trip locations can be reached by public transit.

Group Size: 15 participants max

Price: $300 ($240 for GGBA members, a 20% discount)
UC Berkeley students who are members of Bears for Birds should call the GGBA office at 510.843.2222 to register.

Registration opens at 1 pm on Wednesday, February 5 and closes at 11pm on Monday, March 10.