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Seminar: The End of Nature: Bill McKibben and the Tradition of Critical Environmental Writing in America - Aufbaumodul - Details
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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: The End of Nature: Bill McKibben and the Tradition of Critical Environmental Writing in America - Aufbaumodul
Veranstaltungsnummer ANG.05272.04
Semester WS 2022/23
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 10
maximale Teilnehmendenanzahl 20
Heimat-Einrichtung Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Erster Termin Donnerstag, 20.10.2022 08:15 - 09:45, Ort: Seminarraum 2 [AKStr.35] (Angl.)
Studiengänge (für) BA Anglistik und Amerikanistik 60 und 90 LP;
BA IKEAS;
LAG, LAS, LAF
SWS 2
ECTS-Punkte 5

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Kommentar/Beschreibung

In his book _The End of Nature_, Bill McKibben describes the numerous dangers that planet earth was facing in 1989 and argues that humans had become so powerful that they could now materially alter everything, including such vast and complex systems as climate and the genes of living organisms. Although the book received a lot of public attention and was translated into almost 20 languages, McKibben's call for a more restrained behavior fell on deaf ears. Now, more than thirty years after its initial release, and with almost daily news about droughts, wildfires, floods, and other environmental disasters, McKibben's analysis of the state of the world is harder to deny and reject than it was in 1989.
With a close reading of _The End of Nature_, this class will examine the contexts that govern the cultural and political debates about what is now called "climate change." McKibben's book will serve as a point of departure for students to identify, analyze, and discuss key elements of these debates and to familiarize themselves with some of the fundamental ideas and positions that are a crucial part of the tradition of critical environmental writing in America.
Prospective participants are strongly encouraged to purchase a copy of the book,* to read it before the beginning of term, and to familiarize themselves in advance with the general aspects of the topic. Supplementary reading material will be made available in the course of the semester.
The success of this class will depend on intensive student engagement and participation. The weekly sessions will be based on regular reading and writing assignments which require a serious commitment of time and effort on the part of all seminar members. Please ensure that your other responsibilities leave you with sufficient resources to devote the necessary attention and time to this course.
To receive full credit for this class (5 CP), students will have to produce a "Hausarbeit." More information about the specific requirements will be announced in the first class session.

* Bill McKibben. _The End of Nature. With a New Introduction by the Author._ New York: Random House, 2006. ISBN: 0812976088

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Diese Veranstaltung gehört zum Anmeldeset "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: Aufbaumodul KuWi I: The End of Nature: Bill McKibben and the Tradition of Critical Environmental Writing in America".
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