CLIMATE JUSTICE IN LATIN AMERICA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe in their own words, reflections about events and themes in Latin America and the Caribbean's political, cultural, and ecological history that shape its current climate challenges. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize the broad cultural landscape of Latin America and the Caribbean and analyze the intertwining of culture(s), politics, and ecological issues. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply lessons from the Latin American and Caribbean context to address UW-Madison campus climate challenges. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss key ecological and environmental challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean and analyze how the region's government institutions, businesses, social movements, and everyday citizens have participated in creating more sustainable futures. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Reflect on the mundane ways climate justice permeates daily life through images and words. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Evaluate and critique climate policies at local, national, and international levels, identifying strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for improvement based on case studies from Latin America and the Caribbean. Audience: Graduate 7. Conduct independent research on a specific aspect of climate justice in Latin America, employing qualitative and quantitative methods to synthesize findings and contribute to scholarly discourse. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe in their own words, reflections about events and themes in Latin America and the Caribbean's political, cultural, and ecological history that shape its current climate challenges. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize the broad cultural landscape of Latin America and the Caribbean and analyze the intertwining of culture(s), politics, and ecological issues. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply lessons from the Latin American and Caribbean context to address UW-Madison campus climate challenges. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss key ecological and environmental challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean and analyze how the region's government institutions, businesses, social movements, and everyday citizens have participated in creating more sustainable futures. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Reflect on the mundane ways climate justice permeates daily life through images and words. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Evaluate and critique climate policies at local, national, and international levels, identifying strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for improvement based on case studies from Latin America and the Caribbean. Audience: Graduate 7. Conduct independent research on a specific aspect of climate justice in Latin America, employing qualitative and quantitative methods to synthesize findings and contribute to scholarly discourse. Audience: Graduate