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.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Graduate students will be required to read greater amounts of
primary source material, to write more complex papers of
publishable quality, and to present their own written work to
the class.
Athena Title
Environment Gender Race Class
Undergraduate Prerequisite
WMST 3010 or WMST 4010 or WMST 4010W or permission of department
Graduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to discuss and critically examine the ways in which nature, gender, race, and class have been historically categorized.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to describe and critically evaluate some of the main philosophical positions found in the field of environmental ethics.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain, assess, and analyze the main arguments in ecological feminism.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain and analyze environmental racism and the connections between environmental health and workers’ rights.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to 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
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
