ENVS1014A-W10
Class and the Environment
Class and the Environment: The Struggle for Ecological Democracy
In this course we will explore how and why, in a world being divided into consumer markets, sources of cheap labor and raw materials, and ecological sacrifice zones, the most vulnerable are disenfranchised into communities of poor and working class people. We will examine the future of the environment and “free" market economy and the prospectus of radical green and democratic movements. Through reading, writing, and discussion we will investigate such texts as The Struggle for Environmental Justice to learn how communities face the task of linking protest strategies to the building of positive alternatives.
In this course we will explore how and why, in a world being divided into consumer markets, sources of cheap labor and raw materials, and ecological sacrifice zones, the most vulnerable are disenfranchised into communities of poor and working class people. We will examine the future of the environment and “free" market economy and the prospectus of radical green and democratic movements. Through reading, writing, and discussion we will investigate such texts as The Struggle for Environmental Justice to learn how communities face the task of linking protest strategies to the building of positive alternatives.
- Term:
- Winter 2010
- Location:
- Wright Memorial Theater SEM(WTH SEM)
- Schedule:
- 10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 4, 2010 to Jan 29, 2010)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Hector Vila
- Subject:
- Environmental Studies
- Department:
- Prog in Environmental Studies
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CW SOC WTR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- WRPR1014A-W10
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 11213
- Subject Code:
- ENVS
- Course Number:
- 1014
- Section Identifier:
- A