UNIV*1200*24

Code and section: UNIV*1200*24*01

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Garbage can tell us a lot about society: what we value economically, how we organize our interactions with the environment, and what we culturally push out-of-sight and out-of-mind. This course will discuss the broader social context of waste in North America: Why do we waste so much? Who decides how our waste is managed, and what influences those decisions? Does ‘waste’ mean the same thing to everyone? Why are some people affected by waste and related pollution more than others? What can we do to prevent waste in our everyday lives? Classes will consist of seminar discussions, instructor- and student-led presentations, and field trips to waste management sites. Themes of the course include how consumer culture encourages widespread waste; citizen activism as a key driver of waste policy; and the diverse afterlives of waste in our environments, our bodies, and our society.

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