ENST 386 - Seminar on Energy and Extraction

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

(Same as GEOG 386) This course examines the political, economic, cultural, and ecological dimensions of historical and contemporary systems of energy and extraction. Grounded in theoretical perspectives from political ecology, critical resource geography, green governmentality, and related fields, we examine key issues surrounding, on one hand, energy production, distribution, and consumption; and on the other hand, global extractive industries. By exploring diverse case studies in the Americas, Africa, Middle East, and Asia, we survey varied topics and themes. These include petro-capitalism and fossil fuel dependence; new forms of resource extraction such as mountaintop removal mining and hydraulic fracturing; the cultural politics of race, class, and gender in environmental conflicts; the relationship between energy and social transformation; and social movements, labor politics, and struggles for justice. Mr. Lindner.

Two75-minute periods.