Submitted by Stephen Dunne
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A course to consider if you're still looking for ideas for Spr schedules:
Course Title: The University and Climate Justice
SLN 15834 JSIS 478 G (for undergrads)
Spring 2024, MW 11:30AM-1:20PM
Current Section Status (uw.edu)
Course description: What is the role of universities in upholding the injustices of an extractive fossil fuel-based economy? Is the university a climate actor? This course will begin with a grounding in studies of U.S. universities and their role in producing expertise and labor that facilitated slavery, Indigenous dispossession, environmental destruction, and imperialism. Students will then collectively investigate the role and responsibility of universities in contemporary struggles for climate justice.
Questions about the course content? Reach out to Professor "Danya Al-Saleh" <dalsaleh@uw.edu>
