Green Political Thought: Humans and other stories

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• •Develop more general skills in linking political and ethical theories to debates in the real world and in examining political ideologies.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• •Develop a critical perspective on the relationship of humans to the nonhuman world.
• •Analyse current and historical environmental issues through a range of theoretical lenses.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• •Critically evaluate the theoretical perspectives we cover with an appropriate level of sensitivity to the real-world issues involved.

Topics include:

Defining and critiquing 'the Anthropocene'

Humans and the nonhuman world (e.g. anthropocentrism, ecocentrism, posthumanism)

Political and ethical frameworks (e.g. deep ecology, social ecology)

Key debates (e.g. the role of the state, technology)

2 weekly interactive lectures

Fortnightly student-led seminars

Continuous engagement

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.