Course Information
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Department: Environmental Science, Policy, and
Management,
University of California, Berkeley.
Department Office: 145 Mulford Hall; Student
Services, 133 Mulford;
ESPM Resource Center: 260 Mulford Hall.
Professor: Carolyn Merchant, 138 Giannini Hall,
642-0326;
Mailbox: 137 Mulford Hall. Office hours: Tu. 4-5, W.
4-5, or by
appointment.
Course Description
A cross-cultural comparison of human environments as
physical,
socio-economic, and technocultural ecosystems with special
emphasis
on the role of beliefs, attitudes, ideologies, and
behavior. An
examination of contemporary environmental literature and
the philosophies
embodied therein.
Requirements
Reading: Approximately two hours of reading per class
meeting (i.e. 6 hours per week).
Participation: You are expected to do the readings and
participate in section and Wednesday classroom discussions.
Papers: Five 1-page (single-spaced) responses to the readings based on the weekly discussion questions (see Study Guide). For due dates see Assignments. Late
papers
will be downgraded.
Creative Project: Your own creative response to
nature,
such as a poem, a short essay, a poster, an original song,
piece
of music, dance, art project, a short video, a nature walk or
other participatory activity, or another project of your
choice.
Examinations: Midterm and final examinations.
Examinations
will be based on the weekly discussion questions. There
will be
a choice.
Grading
20%—Participation in lecture and section discussions
30%—Papers (Five 1 page single-spaced papers; 6% each)
10%—Creative project
15%—Midterm examination
25%—Final examination
100%—Total
Course Materials
Texts: Available at ASUC/Follett and Ned's
bookstores;
2-hour reserve in Biosciences Library, VLSB
Carolyn Merchant. Radical Ecology: The Search for a
Livable
World. 2nd. ed. New York: Routledge, 2005.
Carolyn Merchant, ed. Key Concepts in Critical Theory:
Ecology.
Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Press, Humanity Books, 1994 (1999).
ESPM 161 Course Reader, available at Krishna Copy Center, 2111 University Ave., east of Shattuck.
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