Chris H. Lewis, Ph.D.
Research Areas and Active Research
Research Areas
American Environmental History
Modern American Culture and Society
The United States in the Global Economy
The Environmental Crisis and the Global Economy and Society
Teaching American Studies and Humanities Courses using the
Internet
Active Research
Researching and writing an environmental and political history of the global sustainable development movement. I will argue that there are serious flaws in global sustainable development programs such as Our Common Future (1987), Caring for the Earth (1990), and Agenda 21 (1992). These programs don't resolve the basic scientific, political, and economic contradictions that are creating the global environmental crisis.
Faculty Researcher and test-site liaison for the American Studies Crossroads Project. Studying the development and active use of the internet in teaching American Studies Courses. Writing an article on how teaching with the internet transformed my Introduction to American Studies courses.