URS-5060: Social Justice Frameworks

Inequity and injustice of all kinds are inherently implicated in every question of sustainability - whether it is resilient urban design, addressing how we meet our energy needs, how we will feed the world in the face of climate disruption or how we address health and well-being. Diverse social movements have long led the way in working to address the political, cultural and economic patterns that drive social inequity and ecological erosion through their theory and practice. This course will provide USMA first semester students with a foundation in Social Justice Frameworks relevant to issues of sustainability for practitioners across many fields. We will explore theoretical frameworks, as well as pragmatic approaches by many different social movements, with a particular emphasis on Just Transition, Decolonization, Climate and Environmental Justice, Intersectionality, and the application of these and other frameworks by social movements across issues. This class will privilege the intellectual and grassroots leadership of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, working-class, poor, women, queer and other marginalized perspectives.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability

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URS-5060: Social Justice Frameworks