| Course title | Lecture block - social sciences 1 |
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| Course code | DAS/PBS1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Part I: Concepts and Approaches 1: Environmental Anthropology (Course introduction; Definition and significance of environmental anthropology in understanding sustainability and environmental justice) 2: Environmental Justice (principles of environmental justice, focusing on equity in environmental policies and practices) 3: Political Ecology (theses of political ecology, i.e. conservation and control, and environmental conflict and exclusion; power dynamics and how they shape resource management and environmental degradation) 4 More-Than-Human approaches (co-constituting people and organisms as well as the cultural and the natural) Part II: Case Studies 5: Water and Air (Anthropological interpretations of water use, conflict, and governance and air pollution; Case study on indigenous approaches to water management in diverse regions across Asia) 6: Extractivism (Mining - nickel, gold and sand mining in the Philippines, Indonesia and China) 7: Environmental Movements (Environmental Movements in Taiwan and Singapore) 8: Religious groups and Environmental Activism (sacred forests; the role of Buddhist monks in Thailand; eco-pesantren and mosques) Part III: Practical Applications and Future Directions 9: Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Conservation (indigenous knowledge systems in conservation practices - Discussion on ethical considerations and collaborative research methods; biodiversity conflicts in Japan) 10: Environmental Justice and The Environmental Justice Atlas (Exploration of the connections between social justice and environmental issues; discussing examples from the Environmental Justice Atlas) 11: Drones and Environmental Monitoring (Drone technology for data collection and analysis in environmental research; overview of how drones enhance mapping, resource monitoring, and ecological assessments) 12: Poster presentation (Presentation of an environmental challenge, based on a case study, related to one selected Asian country or comparison between two).
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This class provides students with green skills. It departs from sustainability concerns in Asian countries, including water management, air pollution and extraction. It consists of three parts: (i) concepts and approaches, (ii) case studies, and (iii) practical applications and future directions. In (i) students are introduced to environmental anthropology and environmental justice approaches. Political ecology (PE) is used to analyse power dynamics that influence resource management. How do social justice and environmental degradation affect marginalised communities? How do social inequalities influence environmental practices? In (ii) case studies will be examined to address how ecological conflict manifests in extractive mining (i.e. nickel, gold and sand mining in the Philippines, Indonesia and China) and how such conflicts have been mitigated. We will engage with water management and air pollution, drawing on indigenous approaches across Asian countries. The ethical implications of human relationships with non-human beings in the Anthropocene will be considered, particularly in the context of Asian ecological landscapes and justice considerations. In (iii) students will engage with hands-on applications and address future directions in sustainability and justice. They will be introduced to the Environmental Justice and The Environmental Justice Atlas and look at how drones have been used for environmental monitoring and precision agriculture. Students will be encouraged to critically analyze how such technologies impact local communities and ecosystems equitably. Visual case studies illustrating these technologies in action will be included to help students understand their implications for local communities and ecosystems. Assignments: Creation of a poster, poster presentation in the last session of the class; a response paper based on class readings and subsequent discussions in the class.?
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Contact hours; response paper to selected literature; poster |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean for Business (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |