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Economic and ecological challenges – including climate change and inequity – are symptoms of a deeper spiritual and cultural conflict: human separation from each other, our inner-beings, and the land. This course examines acts of land justice through re/connections to people and place. We examine philosophical questions related to land justice and stewardship – including those surrounding economic scale, economic and ecological literacy, land use, land speculation – and consider alternative ways of being and acting that might foster a more just society.
TextsDEFINITIONS + OBJECTIVES
What is the Steady State Economy? by James MJ What is Degrowth? by Frederico Demaria et al PRIMARY TEXTS Sacred Economics, by Charles Eisenstein Small Is Beautiful, by EF Schumacher The Land Ethic, by Aldo Leopold Towards a Society of Frugal Abundance pt 1, by Serge Latouche Towards a Society of Frugal Abundance pt 2, by Serge Latouche SEPARATION A History of Alienation, by Martin Jay Why Loneliness is Toxic, by Wendy Leung In extremis, by Nabeelah Jaffer Only the Lonely, by Cody Deslistraty ENERGY Revisiting the Limits to Growth, by Hall & Day The Physics of Energy and the Economy, by Gail Tverberg TECHNOLOGY A Critique of Techno-Optimism, by Samuel Alexander Twenty Questions: Technology and Simple Living, by Mark Burch JOBS The Precariat, by Guy Standing A World With No BS Jobs, by David Graeber The Disappearing Company Job, CBC Educating for Simple Living, by Mark Burch COSMIC CONSIDERATIONS The Church of Economism..., Richard Norgaard Enlivenment, by Andreas Weber A New Story for a New Economy, by David Korten |
Other courses
Ecological Economics Politics, Society, & the Mass Media Social Entrepreneurship Citizenship, Land, Economy Social Innovation Lab Social Welfare Democracy & Dissent: Intro to Politics |