Course in Environmental & Climate Justice (MUSE 400/ANTH 494/LALS 495)
400-level courses outside a student’s major can be counted as Honors Activities!
Environmental & Climate Justice (MUSE 400/ANTH 494/LALS 495)
Wednesdays 4:30-7:00 pm
Dr. Rosa Cabrera
This Fall course examines the environmental justice movement and its connection to climate change. It scrutinizes systems of power and privilege that produce unjust environmental and climate conditions putting Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrants, women, and low-income earners at greater risk. This course will use transnational case studies from Chicago’s Latinx community, Puerto Rico, the U.S./Mexico border, and other localities to examine the intersection of environmental pollution and climate change with social justice issues. Students will interact with environmental justice (EJ) leaders through the Climates of Inequality traveling exhibit and public presentations plus EJ community tours. This is a highly collaborative course that requires full participation in the reading discussions and student interdependence to work in small projects to complete their final community project.
Dr. Cabrera invites Honors students to join the course! This class is cross-listed with varying prerequisites; depending on the course number you select, you may need to request permission to register. Questions may be directed to cabrerar@uic.edu.
