Spring 2018  |  GEOG 4002W Section 001: Environmental Thought and Practice (50414)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 2-233
Enrollment Status:
Open (25 of 30 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Changing conceptions of nature, culture, and environment in Western social/political thought. How our understanding of humans/nonhumans has been transformed by scientific and technological practices. Interdisciplinary, reading intensive. prereq: Jr or sr
Class Description:
How do we understand nature in an age of climate change, biotechnology, and advanced capitalism? What do we mean by the Anthropocene and how does it challenge our understanding of humanity as a species? And how did we arrive at this peculiar juncture where all of life now seems to hang in the balance? This course explores how we think about the relation between humans and the nonhuman world, and how these ideas are reflected in, or emerge from, environmental practices. The course will draw from a diverse literature, including science and technology studies, environmental philosophy, Marxist political economy, and feminist theory in order to develop theoretical and analytical tools for investigating our entangled existence with nonhuman others. In the process, students will be challenged to think critically about knowledge formation, the construction of environmental imaginaries, the emergence of eco-movements, and the ideological frameworks and social conditions that inform them. Students should expect to take part regularly in class discussions.
Who Should Take This Class?:
The course should be of interest to students in environmental and political geography, environmental humanities, and social and political thought.
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
60% Reports/Papers
Exam Format:
Essay/multiple choice
Class Format:
50% Lecture
40% Discussion
10% Other Style film/video
Workload:
50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term + Weekly Journal
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50414/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
6 November 2017

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