Syllabuses

Below is a list of syllabuses for courses on topics important to the field of Climate Justice. Each syllabus has been donated by the instructor of the course.

Climate Literacy in Education (CLE) journal from Marek Oziewicz, Director of the Center for Climate Literacy

“CLE is designed as a space where a) teachers can share tips about climate literacy pedagogy and b) academics can share research/concepts from scholarship (all fields, especially the humanities) by translating them into practical ideas that can inform climate literacy pedagogy in the classroom. For information about manuscript requirements, check out the journal site and call for papers. You can sign up for the Center for Climate Literacy to get updates on publications.”

  • Associated project Climate Lit: an online hub of resources for teaching climate literacy with children’s books, films and other media.

Political Ecology of Death in the Anthropocene from Professor Karen Litfin

“What are the political and ecological consequences of how individuals and societies approach death? …informed by themes of justice, equity, power and authority, and political agency.”

Climate Justice from Professor Doreen Stabinsky

“This course focuses primarily on the social, political, and economic elements of the climate problem, framed by the concept of climate justice.”

Environmentalism and Mental Health from Professor Barbara Jane Davy

“This course examines the theory, practice, and consequences for mental health collectively and individually of what happens when we start from the point of taking social ecological collapse seriously.”

Climate Change Art and Culture from Professor Jill Gatlin

“This course explores climate change culture: How do emotions, psychological processes, and values shape perceptions of climate change? How have the media represented climate change? How do literary, visual, and musical artists depict climate change? What ethical problems and local and global inequalities arise as climates change?”