STS 4280 - Health and Environmental Justice

(crosslisted) AMST 4280, BSOC 4280
(SBA-AS) (CU-SBY)

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

H. LeBlanc.

Human bodies are inescapably enmeshed in our environments: human health and environmental health are inseparable. But human bodies are not equally impacted by environmental degradation and toxicity. Environmental injustice physically reproduces structures of power along lines of race, gender, global position, and wealth disparity. This upper-level seminar examines global and US case studies of environmental injustice and public health. Topics include waste flows, dump and industrial siting, environmental monitoring, and agriculture and aquaculture. We will also examine the politics of environmental health knowledge and movements for environmental justice.