Commentary Text:
Environmental Change does not only become prevalent in discussions about climate change, loss of biodiversity, and land use change but is increasingly also discussed in relation to manifested forms of violence in human and human-nature relations.
The aim of this course is to gain a deeper understanding of these conflictual and potentially violent contemporary dynamics that are related to environmental change. We will discuss different forms of violence, conflicts, and peacebuilding as well as respective societal and political dynamics in the realm of local, regional, and global environmental change to better understand their underlying causes and processes. Additionally, we will discuss the dynamics of inequalities, exclusion, or colonial continuities in their relation to environmental change from a wider perspective of sustainability to better understand the structures that create and manifest power and forms of violence. To gain a broader perspective, we will look at these aspects from different disciplinary perspectives, amended by insights from decolonial studies.
Organizational Matters: The BA Seminary is also open to students who seek to acquire credit points in General Studies. Students from General Studies can earn a maximum of 2 credit points. If you would like to take the course as part of General Studies, please register informally by mail (rebecca.froese@uni-muenster.de). The first ten people will be admitted to the course.
Performance Requirement: In addition to attendance at course meetings, reading of preparatory texts is expected.
Course and examination credit: Students from General Studies can earn a maximum of 2 credit points by submitting one creative summary of a class session (no standard essay or standard presentation) and one essay (2-3 pages in length). The creative review is to be submitted as a course credit within one week after the assigned session. The essay is to be submitted as an examination credit. For students who do not attend the BA-seminar as part of the General Studies, the course credit consists of one creative summary of a class session (no standard essay or standard presentation) to be submitted within one week after the assigned session. The examination credit consists of a term paper (to be submitted by 31/03/2024) in accordance with the examination regulations.
- Lehrende/r: Rebecca Froese