Alan H. McGowan

The New School

Lecturer, Environmental Studies

65 W 11 St

New York, NY 10011

United States

http://www.newschool.edu

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Scholarly Papers (21)

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1.

Franz Boas and the Progressive Spirit

Jewish Currents, Autumn 2010
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 06 Jul 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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race, freedom of speech, pacifism

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‘What to Do’ About Climate Change Denial

Environment, Vol. 53, No. 4, 2011
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 25 Jul 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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climate change denial, science, education

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Energy and Sustainability: An Undergraduate Course

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2011
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 03 Jul 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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Global climiate change, sustainability, global warming, energy

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Franz Boas: Anthropologist, Activist and Model Educator

INTED2013 Proceedings, pp. 3757-3763, March 2013
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 06 Jun 2014
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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The Teaching of Science and Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Aug 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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teaching, science, ethics

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Boas on Race

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 08 Jul 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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Race, Negro

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The Dilemma of the Atom Bomb

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 21 Dec 2016
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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atom bomb, Japan, World War II

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Jews and Genes

Jewish Currents, Autumn 2009
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 06 Jul 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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race, ethnicity, genetics, Jews

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Boas, Montagu and Du Bois and Their Attitude Towards Race

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 22 Aug 2019
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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race, racism, anti-racist struggle

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Nuclear Weapons and Sustainability

Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 2021, Volume 63 Issue 5
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Oct 2021
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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nuclear, weapons, atomic bomb, sustainability

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Boas, Du Bois, Montagu and the Concept of Race

Academia Letters 2022
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Jun 2022
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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Race

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Ethics and Climate Change

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 14 Aug 2019
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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Genes and Race in the Classroom

Journal of College Science Teaching, Volume 34, No. 6, pp. 30-33, May 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 01 Jul 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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race, genetics, education

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The Lessons of Franz Boas

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014, Forthcoming, Lumen Conference, 2014
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Jun 2014
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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Race, anthropology, Negro

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Teaching Science and Ethics to Undergraduates: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Sci Eng Ethics. 2013 Jun: 535-43, doi: 10.1007/s11948-011-9338-3 , Epub 2012 Jan 3
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 03 Dec 2013
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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ethics, science, teaching

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Editorial - Communicating Science in the Information Age

Environment, Vol. 51, No. 2, March/April 2009
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 16 Jul 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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public, education, journalists

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Reframing Our Future

Environment, Vol. 52, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2010
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 13 Jul 2011
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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sustainability, unemployment, climate change

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Franz Boas' Bold Vision for New York City

Academia Letters Article 4461, December 2021
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 Feb 2022
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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science, art, humanities, museums

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Nuclear In Our Lives

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Nuclear In Our Lives

Environment Magazine January/February 2022
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 26 Jan 2022
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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nuclear, security, sustainability

Nuclear In Our Lives

Environment magazine, Volume 64, No. 1 January-February 2022
Posted: 11 Feb 2022
Alan H. McGowan
The New School

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nuclear weapons, sustainability, COVID

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Why I Love Franz Boas-And You Should Too

Posted: 19 May 2022
Alan H. McGowan
The New School

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Public intellectual, freedom of speech, pacifism, race

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Climate Change: The Ethical Dimensions

Posted: 19 Aug 2018
Alan H. McGowan
The New School

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climate change, ethics, refugees

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COVID and the Environment

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Alan H. McGowan
The New School
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Corona, environment, COVID, science, leadership