Active Hope

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

This course investigates models and frameworks that are useful to students who are considering embarking on the path of environmental advocacy, which is notorious for its accompanying risks of burnout and despair. Based on theories of critical hope, the course examines and critically assesses the various approaches to the grave problems of our time that are aimed at fostering resilience and facilitating collaborative work for ongoing engagement. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed as CENL 2421 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)