The climate crisis affects us all, but the uneven costs of continued economic growth and the consequences of climate change follow existing inequalities. The new 5-credit course KFL2055 Gender, Race, Class and Sustainability will explore the relationship between sustainability and equality.
The course offers a historical and global perspective on the links between global capitalism, the ecological crisis, and the social relations of gender, race, class, and sustainability. In addition to theoretical perspectives, the course will be organized around examples from key sectors such as agriculture, health, and energy.
Incoming associate professor at STK Rebecca Lund has developed the course and will be responsible for the teaching. The course will begin in the middle of March and will last for five weeks.
KFL2055 Gender, Race, Class and Sustainability is part of the new Sustainability Certificate, a 20-credit bachelor’s supplement. The certificate is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills that will help them to find sustainable solutions to global challenges related to climate change, energy, the environment, and growing inequality.
Head of studies at STK Tone Brekke says that the centre is proud to have a course included in the Sustainability Certificate:
–This is an innovative course that builds on critical consideration of knowledge production, an approach that has been important within gender studies. Several of our courses already have ecofeminism on the syllabus, and here at the centre we have a lot of experience with interdisciplinary approaches. The course shows how theories and methods from gender research can provide new perspectives on sustainability, Brekke explains.