Exploring historical and contemporary examples of local and global liberation ecology
Liberation Ecology
Critical Ecology LabCritical Ecology Lab
Liberation Ecology
The Liberation Ecology Field Course (LEFC) aims to prepare young adults working in environment-related fields to better understand and mitigate the climate crisis by addressing the role of racial capitalism and social inequality shaping ecosystems and society. This course hopes to holistically teach the theory, ecology and data literacy, and social and emotional tools needed to address the complexity of the climate emergency from its ontological roots in oppression and capitalism.
‣ Ecology‣ Anthropocene‣ Critical Theory‣ Data Science‣ Climate Change Science
Dates & Times
February 19: 10AM–12PM EST
February 26: 10AM–12PM EST
March 5: 10AM–12PM EST
March 12: 10AM–12PM EST
LocationOnline
Cost$0
Age20+
LanguageEnglish
MaterialsLaptop with Wi-Fi, Notebook, Writing Tools, Camera
Accessibility SupportsClosed-Captioning, Access to Recordings
Max Students30
Course Description
This course will comprise data collection, analysis, and visualization, close reading and discussion, screenings, mini-lectures, group activities, and trauma-informed mindfulness practices and somatic experiences. Participants will read and discuss core textual, audio, and video sources, analyze environmental data visualizations and datasets, and conduct and share their own data collection.
Participants will use a socially critical and decolonial framework to identify an environmental issue and produce figures that explain the problem. This course will take up three hours weekly for four consecutive weeks.
Session 1
Session 2
Exploring environmental analytical tools and skills
Session 3
Part 1: Implementing critical inquiry to help our local communities/ecosystems
Session 4
Part 2: Implementing critical inquiry to help our local communities/ecosystems. Student presentations and feedback
Teacher(s)
Suzanne Pierre
Suzanne Pierre is the first generation in the so-called United States and comes from Haitian and Indian parents. She is trained as a biogeochemist and ecosystems ecologist, and has expertise in applying interdisciplinary, critical theories to biophysical climate change questions. She is the founder and lead investigator of the Critical Ecology Lab, an independent institution conducting planetary research from a decolonial standpoint.
www.criticalecologylab.org