Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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FYSE1554A-F19

Global Environmental Racism

Literary and Filmic Protest of Environmental Racism
Can Literature and Film Save the Planet? This course focuses on literary and filmic responses to environmental racism. Bearing witness to those whose lives are most endangered, we will learn about environmental justice, economics, migration, globalization, and the anthropology of climate change through comparative study of works authored by Iraqi, Chinese, and African Americans, as well as by indigenous Latin Americans (Andean, Xavante, and Wayuu), Native Americans (Navajo and Sioux), Africans (Ogoni), Indians (Dalit and Adivasi), and Armenians. We will write literature and film reviews, and work incrementally toward the realization of activist essays.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92592
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1554
Section Identifier:
A

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FYSE 1554

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Fall 2019

FYSE1554A-F19 Seminar (Ulmer)