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This course will explore the diverse meanings different forms of gardens (botanical, royal, and urban gardens, guerrilla gardening, horticulture etc.) have come to acquire historically in a variety of settings, including outer space. Drawing from literature, geography, and history, students will develop an anthropological approach to studying gardens and gardening through topics such as aesthetics, colonialism, emotions, nutrition, human-nature relationships, and resistance. Readings will be complemented by films and field trips.