Course ID: | WMST 4170S/6170S. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Environment, Gender, Race, and Class |
Course Description: | Examination of the ways in which the environment, gender, race,
and class are categorized. Students will critically evaluate
notions of gender, race, and class as they relate to the
environment. We will discuss ongoing debates about development,
population, production, consumption, ecofeminism, environmental
justice, and environmental racism. |
Oasis Title: | ENV GDR RACE CLA |
Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course
or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and
implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of
the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning
component for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional
time. |
Undergraduate Prerequisite: | WMST 3010 or WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department |
Graduate Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 or permission of department |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1) Discuss and critically examine the ways in which nature,
gender, race, and class have been historically categorized.
2) Describe and critically evaluate some of the main
philosophical positions found in the field of environmental
ethics.
3) Explain and analyze the main arguments in ecological
feminism.
4) Define environmental racism and its impact on
environmental health and workers’ rights.
5) Identify leaders in the environmental movement and
contributions they have made in environmental activism. |
Topical Outline: | I. Ecological terms, Environmental Ethics, Ecological Feminisms
II. Development, Sustainability, Population, Production,
Consumption, and Case Studies
III. Environmental Racism, Environmental Justice
IV. Environmental Health, Workers' Rights
V. Environmental Activisms |