At the end of the course the student:
- knows the essential features of sociological thought on the environment and territory
- knows the methodological and substantive issues that illustrate the connection between economy, knowledge, politics and environment
- is able to critically evaluate and discuss environmental and territorial policies
- knows how to communicate and interact with specialized and non-specialist audiences.
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The course will open with an exploration of the students' knowledge and imagination in relation to the course themes and will develop through a combination of lectures, reading and discussion of classics, viewing of films and documentaries, seminars held by guests.
The exams will be held in written form and will be based on 5 open questions (on the manual and monograph) to be answered in 2 hours. The evaluation is expressed in thirtieths (6 points per question).
The evaluation criteria will take into account the following elements: relevance and completeness of the answers; mastery of the concepts and rigor in their use; critical skills and richness of arguments; clarity of presentation and ownership of language; correctness in terms of syntax and grammar.
Attending students can agree with the professor on a short essay (around 30.000 characters), in full or partial substitution to the written exam.
The course will present the essential elements of the reflection that the social sciences have developed on the environment and territory.
Consequently, the lessons will be structured in the interweaving of references to theoretical reflections and empirical analyzes and will focus in particular on four fundamental themes: the debate on the Anthropocene; the connection between science, knowledge, power and policies; the link between environment and health; the processes of financialization of nature.
The professor will communicate with the students via email through the e-learning area, to which all students must promptly register.
All students are required to periodically consult the e-learning area and check for instructions and teaching materials.
The program is valid for both attending and non-attending students.
Erasmus students and students with PDP or PEI are invited to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course.
