Let me be honest with you, this class is not going to be easy. ENVS 160 is basically an extreme crash course into the multidisciplinary aspects of Environmental Studies. The materials in this class are extremely insightful and interesting, but they are not going to give you much use if you do not put in […]
Recycle Your Cans, But Don’t Recycle Your Thoughts!
Coming from Vietnam, a country where we still only talk about environmental problems as daily news, but never discuss it in a scholarly context in school or prominent public platform, I had very little expectations of how ENVS 160 would actually turn out, and I was not surprised to learn how challenging this course was. […]
People do rule the Earth, but it is more than recycling
Who Rules the Earth? (Steinberg, 2015) serves as an very appropriate conclusion to the ENVS 160 course, exploring many of the big concepts regarding the problems of environmentalism that are also examined to the previous texts in the course, but also giving a hopeful and practical solutions to these problems. If anything, Who Rules the Earth? (Steinberg, […]
The Web of Environmentalism
After going through all the readings in ENVS 160, a clear web of connection emerged in my head, presenting in itself the various perspectives behind the race to “save the environment”. First, we have Hulme who presents all the different agencies that are in play in the conversation on “climate change”, explores and challenges behind […]
Understanding Environmental Studies from Fragmented Perspectives
As a science-centered student, I came into ENVS 160 with only a notion that this class would provide me of the humanity perspective of environmental studies, to expand my understanding of this discipline beyond my scientific knowledge. However, at the time, I had very little knowledge of the expansive scope and depth in how these […]
Is environmental postcolonialism even a thing?
Definition According to the Oxford online dictionaries, Postcolonialism is defined as: “The political or cultural condition of a former colony.” and “[The] theoretical approach in various disciplines that is concerned with the lasting impact of colonization in former colonies.” In a wider context this theory and area of study seeks to explore, analyse and explain […]
Your phone is a product of child labor!
By Elise Gilmore, Mamelang Memela, Nhi Ho Introduction Cobalt is a metal with the chemical symbol of Co. It has the atomic number of 27. It is usually found in the Earth’s crust in chemically combined forms, although small traces can be found in meteoric iron. It takes up 0.001% of the Earth’s crust […]
Portland: A Case of Climate Change in a Liberalism Paradise
By Mamelang Memela and Nhi Ho Overview/Procedure: In Why We Disagree about Climate Change, Mike Hulme discusses various factors that account for differing views and approaches on climate change. Many of those factors include the various opinions people have about the nature of climate change and its relationship with politics, the economy, religions, development, etc. In order […]