Climate Change, Capitalism, and Zro Dchet: the Quest for Social Justice

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This course focuses on climate change related to capitalism, waste, and social/racial justice. We will depart from Tunisian author Yamen Mannai's novel L'Amas ardent (2017), which focuses on the ecological disaster of bees dying to critique dictatorship and the post-Revolution greed. While this novel will be the point of departure for the course as it shows the remnants of French colonialism and the greed of dictatorship (a direct consequence of colonization), the topics will vary weekly. Students will read articles and watch documentaries/films to draw connections between climate change, capitalism, and waste. The topic of illegal immigration from Africa across the Mediterranean will be highlighted as the direct consequence of capitalist greed and climate change. This course is taught in French.