TBD: Climate Change and Your Future
Instructors: Eduardo Martinez and Muhammad Faruque
Description
| What is the future of humanity in the face of a global climate crisis that manifests its rage through extreme weather events such as wildfires, heat waves, and hurricanes? How can we improve our relationship with one another and the nonhuman world in order to make our lives more sustainable? This course delves into the intricate and multifaceted relationship between climate change, nature, technology, and the future of humanity through such cutting-edge interdisciplinary disciplines as environmental history, eco-philosophy, eco-spirituality, ecological economics, and climate science. Through engaging with a wide range of authors, including philosophers, scientists, science fiction writers, and philanthropists, students will develop an innovative, holistic understanding of the interconnectedness of environmental, social, and cultural systems. Students will have the opportunity to apply, evaluate, and reflect on these different perspectives through experiential assignments, including through experiences of nature, producing a work of art, and collaborating with others through a public engagement project. |