ES 230 - Feminist Political Ecology: Culture, Politics, Environmental Change (4 Cr.)

This course examines various interpretations of feminist political ecology, outlining the crucial theoretical and methodological problems in the field. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation that views feminist political ecology as an analytical tool that seeks to investigate how seemingly “progressive” environmental discourses perpetuate gender, race, and class vulnerabilities. By attending to gendered knowledge production, we will examine how to build more nuanced political environmental movements. Spring semester. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ES 140 or permission of instructor. Spring semester.