The course is aimed at deepening students’ understanding of environmental praxis through both critical texts and collective practice. Environmental and social problems associated with resource extraction and climate change in the context of capitalism will be used as the underlying theme for praxis application but other environmental topics (e.g. food production, plastic pollution, etc.) will also be explored throughout the course. Emerging environmental movements grounded in environmental justice and just transitions will be discussed. Students will critically evaluate elements of praxis and have opportunities to engage in environmental activism. Students will have the opportunity to meet, question and potentially collaborate with members of community and environmental groups.
- Enseignant: Tracy Glynn
Praxis can be understood as reflection and action for social change. Drawing on learning in ENVS 1013, students will investigate how global environmental problems are manifested at the local level. They will then develop local action strategies to effect change in those systems. This approach will foster citizenship skills and empower students in the face of global problems. This course will qualify for the STU Experiential Learning Certificate. Prerequisite: ENVS 1013.
“Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it,” Karl Marx in The Eleventh Thesis on Feuerbach.
- Enseignant: Tracy Glynn