Social Studies 229 - The Ecological Crisis:Radical Perspectives

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Bard College

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Environmental Studies, Human Rights The crisis posed by collapsing ecosystems on a global scale is a threat of incalculable proportion; indeed it places the future at risk. As it can be shown that the driving force behind this crisis is the relentless expansion of the capitalist system, and as Karl Marx provided the most cogent understanding of capitalism, it follows that the study of the ecological crisis and that of Marxism can be usefully combined. The course is not merely the diagnosis of a civilizational pathology; it also is about radical pathways that can be taken to overcome the crisis, and raises the questions of an ecologically rational society, what a world beyond capitalism might be like, and how we might get there.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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