Welcome to the FW340 Section 400 library guide. This guide provides suggested sources and tips for finding resources for either final project topic option you choose. Whether you're writing a final paper, creating an ArcGIS StoryMap, developing a podcast, or some other product. Explore sources from:

• Podcasts
• Books
• Peer-reviewed literature
• Reputable news sources

Many of the materials referenced in this guide require you to log in with your ONID. If you have any questions accessing materials or about this guide, please contact Hannah Rempel, the FWCS librarian, or Zach Welhouse, the Ecampus librarian. The Ecampus Library Guide has more general information about accessing material from the OSU Libraries.

Topic: For your final project, you will be exploring a topic that you are particularly curious about. There are two options for approaching the topic:

Option #1: Fish, Wildlife, or Conservation Intersections with Oppression

Select a system of oppression that interests you and follow it throughout the history of the fields of fish, wildlife, and/or conservation. Systems of oppression include but are not limited to: ableism, sexism, anti-Asian racism, anti-Black racism, anti-Indigenous racism, colonialism, imperialism, classism, ageism, etc. You should notice that these systems of oppression intersect with one-another. The goal is to stay focused on at least one in-depth, but you should at least briefly reference others that have key intersections (e.g., sexism and racism often create unique experiences of oppression by women of color).

Option #2: Contemporary Issue Intersection with Oppression

Choose a current issue in fisheries, wildlife, or conservation and identify how systems of oppression have intersected to influence the development and current status of the issue. The issue must be based in the United States and must have substantial literature available for you to research. Current issues that you may have success with include, but are not limited to: the Klamath (or Elwha) Dam Removal, wildfire management, urban wildlife, sport hunting, whaling, climate change and environmental justice, the Northwest Forest Plan, etc.

Regardless of which option you choose, you will be responsible for a) including a political, cultural and natural history over about 200 years, b) discussing at least one way these historical events created differences in access to (tenure/rights) or management of (governance) nature, c) identify multiple actors or key players and describe their power differentials in relationship to the topic, and identify the sources of their power, d) discuss which concepts of justice are at play in this topic, and e) propose and describe at least two recommendations/tools to address or dismantle the existing systems of oppression. You may choose more than one recommendation, but I am only looking for two that are thoughtful, comprehensive, and makes sense for the system/topic you explored.

The Undergrad Research and Writing Studio is open for virtual consultations on your paper. Meetings are available Monday - Friday from noon - 5 PM, Pacific. For more information check out the green box at the top of the Research and Writing Studio page.

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