2021 Fall

ESPM 290 022 - SEM 022

Special Topics in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

ESPM 290: Critical Engagements in Anti-Racist Environmental Scholarship

Aug 25, 2021 - Dec 10, 2021

03:00 pm - 04:59 pm

Physics Building 2

Class #:16175

Units: 2

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 58

Enrolled: 22

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 80

Waitlist Max: 20

Open Reserved Seats:

80 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission

Hours & Workload

2 to 11 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week.

Study and critical analysis of topics, research, and texts pertinent to environmental science, policy, and management. Different topics will be available each semester reflecting faculty and student interest.

Class Description

This joint ESPM/PMB course will create a space for the RCNR graduate community to discuss anti-racism in environmental scholarship in the age of a growing need to address belonging and inclusivity in academia. The first portion of the course will focus on identities and relevant works by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and/or Asian (BILA) scholars (e.g. academics, activists, naturalists, and cultural critics) because it is crucial to center BILA voices when addressing equity and inclusivity in the environmental sciences. The second part of the course will critically engage with strategies for developing active anti-racist labs, classrooms, and environmental science-related research communities research community. This course is designed for and open to all RCNR graduate students, faculty, staff, and postdocs.. This course is by consent of the instructors. Please fill out the application. Directly link to the application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeerCoDSCm6359V2lXQMtq5meKhc9JDrjXgMxow874YR2CSmA/viewform?usp=sf_link