How do different groups of people live with, or sometimes die from, climate change impacts? Who produces the knowledge to grapple with climate change — and who doesn’t? How is climate change experienced, understood, studied, and managed in different ways depending on race, class, gender, age, and geography? These are the kinds of questions this course tackles to learn about environmental justice, about the unevenness of climate change, and about ourselves. The course will grapple with these issues across many places worldwide: from coastlines and mountains, to prisons and Antarctic icebergs, to farms and food. While the course will examine theoretical and scientific aspects of climate, the justice emphasis asks us to think also about ethics, morality, and fairness. Ultimately, this helps us reflect more profoundly on how people interact with and influence not only our planet but also each other.
Application DUE May 17th: Application-Inside-Out-Fall2023_ENVS-ClimateJustice-Carey (1)