Environmental Justice and Equity

Undergraduate

Environmental problems do not affect all people equally, nor do the same solutions work for all groups. Using an intersectional feminist perspective, this course examines how gender, race, class, colonialism, and geography position people unevenly in relation to environmental benefits (e.g., natural resources, food) and harms (e.g., contamination, disasters), and explores examples of communities resisting injustice and building alternative futures. Prerequisite(s): Second-year standing (i.e., >24h completed). Antirequisite(s): Credit can be obtained for only one of ESST 2013 or WGST 2013.