FREN 187A SC - Environmental (In)Justice in the Francophone World

This course explores environmental justice in the Francophone world through a variety of mediums and genres. Studying material across France, Polynesia, the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa, students will investigate the environmental issues facing French-speaking and colonized populations in the 20th and 21st centuries. Topics studied will include the relationship to nature and the animal world, the toxicity of weapons of war and consumer products, and the environmental impact of colonialism. In the second half of the course, students will think through a variety of political, economic, and philosophical approaches to solving these problems. This course will broaden students? knowledge of the Francophone world and contemporary environmental issues, and develop students? fluency in discussing complex social and political topics in French.

Course Credit: 1.0

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