| Course Title: Advanced Topics in Politics: 'Environmental Political Thought' |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: The planetary systems on which human civilizations depend are increasingly under threat, forcing contemporary societies to reckon with their societies' impacts on the Earth's biosphere. "Politics as usual" has become a recipe for ecological suicide. Building sustainable societies will be this generation's defining challenge. Students in this course will examine how political thinkers throughout history have characterized humanity's place in the natural world, and how those ideas shape political beliefs, institutions and practices today. They will apply theoretical techniques to design innovative solutions to pressing environmental problems and controversies, learning how to translate ideas into actions. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Robert Darrow | rdarrow@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Monday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 225 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in Politics. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| POLIT-THRY | POLIT-THRY: Politics - Theory subfield | This course has been approved to count towards the Theory subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses). |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 11 | Available: 7 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| No book purchases are required/recommended for this class. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: There are no required textbooks for this course. All course readings will be posted on Moodle. |