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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with OP.

One LAC offers a course titled Queer Feminist Environmental Studies (Hamilton College).[/quote]

This could be a very interesting class, depending on the syllabus and how it is taught. [/quote]

It does look interesting.

[url]https://hamilton.smartcatalogiq.com/current/college-catalogue/courses/envst-environmental-studies/300/envst-323/[/url][/quote]

It’s queer AND feminist and of color. That’s pretty specific and represents a tiny population when dealing with environmental studies. I would imagine there is only ONE acceptable perspective when submitting papers or engaging in discussions in that class. Only one at least of you want an A or even to pass the class. [/quote]

$65k in tuition for this class:
This seminar examines U.S. climate politics through a queer and feminist of color lens.  We analyze the disproportionate, intersectional, gendered harms of climate change inflicted upon queer and trans people. Examining case studies, students interrogate critical environmental justice frameworks and practice using tools from queer theory, queer of color critique, and women of color feminisms to fill the gaps of traditional climate justice frameworks and address its exclusion of queerness. Turning to activism throughout the seminar, students also analyze how queer and feminist social movements fight for climate justice[/quote]

But the point of this class is to consider how to think about an issue or topic from a variety of different viewpoints. Theory is an academic approach, and there is actual rigor in how types of theory view a topic. I purposely took a few classes like this so that I could learn to look past my own beliefs and examine things from multiple angles. For public policy, it was a way to examine unintended consequences of policies made into law. I also took a theory class that went over several different theories. Some seemed crazy to me at the time. But all of this widened my perspectives and these classes were some of the most valuable I took. I grew up in an average midwest town, and now have a job as a lawyer. I hope all kids would take something like this. This is the entire point of education. Be curious. Learn about things you don't already know. Look at things differently. None of this means you have to believe in it and good professors don't actually care if you agree or disagree.[/quote]

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