Department of Human & Community Development, University of Illinois

                                                                                                           
                    

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AGCM 430 COMM IN ENV SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

same as ENVS 430, NRES 430,SOC 464

3 hours (lecture-discussion)
Fall Semesters

Course objectives

  • To study social movements, specifically the environment, as communicating ideas (ideology),
  • To look at social movement communication as work – lobbying, direct service, direct action, and education.
  • To fit movement ideas and action in with the general processes of the growth, maturity and decline and death of movements.

Topics

  • Defining movements
  • Historical development of the environmental movement
  • Ideology in environmental movements
  • Movement activities
  • Countermovements
  • Combining ideology and activities

Assigned texts

Dowie, M. Losing Ground.

Merchant, C. Radical Ecology.

Sen, R. Stir It Up.

additional readings from various sources

Graded activities

Quizzes

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