HISC 249 Black Ecological Thought

Surveys writings that bridge the divide between Black studies and environmental studies and, by extension, between environmental/ecological and postcolonial/antiracist movements. Considers the work of theorists, historians, and other academics, as well as that of activists engaged in on-the-ground struggle. Encourages an understanding of how colonialism and slavery and their legacies have been intertwined with the destructive ways of inhabiting the earth that have contributed to environmental crises facing the planet today. Draws upon such an understanding to assess present-day forms of critique and mobilization around racism and the environment.