The Future will be Cooperative
Spring 2021
Taught By: Mia White
Section: A
CRN: 6308
Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to the idea of "the commons" from a historical perspective, as well as an applied investigation into contemporary applications and projects like community land trusts and cooperatives. The course proceeds from the perspective that nature is social, the "environment" includes humans, and thus real sustainability requires reframing our ideas about "space" at all scales. The course proceeds with a *critical orientation to the history and practice of private property, and then zeroes in on a host of actually-existing (including some local metro-area) case studies as a way to ground our theoretical engagements. Examples of case studies will include a Black Electric Cooperative in the American South, a Worker-Owned Cooperative in Europe, and a Housing Coop/Land Trusts in the NYC/NJ area.
College: Schools of Public Engagement (NS)
Department: Environmental Studies (UENV)
Campus: Online (DL)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Max Enrollment: 3
Add/Drop Deadline: February 8, 2021 (Monday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 13, 2021 (Tuesday)
Seats Available: No
Status: Closed*
* Status information is updated every five minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 8:37am 2/27/2021 EST