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ENVS 304 - Seminar: Environmental Justice Literature


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU
This course examines the history, literature, and contemporary work of the Environmental Justice (EJ) movement, with a particular focus on the local knowledge that people gain from living in situations of environmental injustice. The class emphasizes the place-based character of EJ knowledge. Alongside critical and theoretical texts, we will read poems, autobiographical accounts, and novels, concentrating on the epistemological and theoretical contributions of EJ communities to environmental questions.
Enrollment Limit: 13
Instructor: J. Fiskio
Prerequisites & Notes
ENVS 101 or at least one 200 or 300 level English course or consent of instructor.


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