ENVR272
Oikos: Rethinking Economy and Ecology
Subject code
ENVR
Course Number
272
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
E. Miller
Course Long Title
Oikos: Rethinking Economy and Ecology
Cross Listed Courses
Description
Economy and ecology share the same Greek root: oikos, or "home." Both name relationships that are crucial to the sustenance of life, yet these two domains often appear to be locked in mortal combat. Why is the oikos of modern life torn asunder? What is this split and how did it arise? Is reconciliation possible? If so, what might it entail? This course brings critical tools from political theory and science studies to bear on these questions, exploring a variety of attempts to rethink the relation between economy and ecology and to reconfigure the very nature of the categories themselves. Recommended background: one course in anthropology, economics, environmental studies, politics, or sociology.
Modes of Inquiry
Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(PLTC: Political Economy), (PLTC: Phil., Lit., Legal St.)
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years