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DVST6908: Social Change in the Anthropocene
2024 unit information
This unit provides students with analytical tools to understand and evaluate different forms of human activity upon the planet's ecosystems. Approaching the concept of 'the anthropocene' as a conceptual platform of social/political/cultural reflection, it will introduce students to contemporary critiques of development and the environment, environmental humanities and multispecies justice. The unit maintains a close association with critiques of anthropocentricism, alternative knowledge systems and social justice issues.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Anthropology
| Code | DVST6908 |
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| Academic unit | Anthropology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Have an awareness of current debates, within and beyond the academy, of environmental and social justice thinking and discourse in the Anthropocene.
- LO2. Reflect critically on theoretical and empirical knowledge implicated in struggles for justice and communicate these ideas in oral and written form.
- LO3. Develop the skills to design, apply, evaluate and theorize about scholarly developments that contribute to professional practice including problem-solving and interdisciplinary approaches.
- LO4. Introduce collaboration skills that orient students to a practical application of concepts, practices and policies they are engaging with in the course.
- LO5. Have the communication and research skills to justify and interpret findings and conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
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