2021 Fall

ESPM 163AC 001 - LEC 001

Formerly Sociology 128AC

Environmental Justice: Race, Class, Equity, and the Environment

Michael J Mascarenhas
Aug 25 2021 - Dec 10 2021
M, W
3:00 pm - 3:59 pm
Class #:27463
Units:4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed

Total Open Seats: 0
Consent of department required for enrollment.
Enrolled: 172
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 100
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
1 seats reserved for Students with a Minor in Food Systems
Also offered as: SOCIOL 137AC, ESPM 163AC

2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Tue, December 14th
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Stanley 105

Overview of the field of environmental justice, analyzing the implications of race, class, labor, and equity on environmental degradation and regulation. Environmental justice movements and struggles within poor and people of color communities in the U.S., including: African Americans, Latino Americans, and Native American Indians. Frameworks and methods for analyzing race, class, and labor. Cases of environmental injustice, community and government responses, and future strategies for achieving environmental and labor justice.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills

  • Meets Philosophy & Values, L&S Breadth
  • Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
  • American Cultures Requirement

Reserved Seating For This Term

Phase 1 for Continuing Students
Phase 1 for New Undergraduate Transfers
Phase 1 for New Freshman
Phase 2 for Continuing Students
Adjustment Period

Current Enrollment

Open Reserved Seats:
1 seats reserved for Students with a Minor in Food Systems

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