Course Outline
Department of Philosophy, History & Politics
Faculty of Arts
TRU
POLI 3420 (3,0,0)
Political Theory
Fall 2024
In this course we examine the work of Vandana Shiva, the world's leading eco-feminist.
Required texts
Vandana Shiva, Terra Viva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements, Chelse Green, 2022
V. Shiva & K. Shiva, Oneness vs. the 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom, Chelse Green, 2020
Shiva, Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge, North Atlantic Books; Reprint edition,2016 (1997)
Shiva, Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis, North Atlantic Books; Reprint edition,2015 (2008)
Shiva, Who Really Feeds the World?: The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology, North Atlantic Books, 2016
Shiva, Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development, North Atlantic Books; Reprint edition, 2016 (1999)
Shiva, Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit, North Atlantic Books; Reprint edition, 2016 (2002)
Shiva, Making Peace With the Earth, Fernwood Publishing, 2013
Shiva, Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace, South End Press, 2005
Recommended
Vandana Shiva (Editor), Ingunn Moser (Editor), Biopolitics: A Feminist and Ecological Reader on Biotechnology, Zed Books, 1995
Vandana Shiva & Maria Mies, Ecofeminism, Zed Books; 2nd edition, 2014
Shiva, Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty, and Climate Change, Synergetic Press, 2022
Outline of Topics
1) Shiva, Terra Viva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements
2) V. Shiva & K. Shiva, Oneness vs. the 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom
3) Shiva, Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
4) Shiva, Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis
5) Shiva, Who Really Feeds the World?: The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
6) Shiva, Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development
7) Shiva, Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit
8)Shiva, Making Peace With the Earth
9) Shiva, Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace
See moodle for weekly articles.
Grading:
First midterm test, Tuesday, Oct. 8h ……………………………………… 20%
Second midterm test Thursday, Nov. 14 th ........................................ 20%
Class Participation ………………………………………………………… 10%
Final Exam…………………………………………………………………….. 50%
Office hours are Tuesday 4 to 5 pm or any time by appointment.
Educational Objectives/Outcomes:
Apart from the identification of the good, the true and the beautiful, course objectives are discussed and determined in class.
Attendance:
Academic Integrity
Academic standards and the reputation of students and the university are based on, among other things, academic integrity. Any forms of dishonesty, including cheating on exams, aiding and abetting cheating, and the use of work prepared by others and presented as your own, etc., are unacceptable activities and will normally result in a mark of ZERO in the particular assignment or in the case of an exam, a FAIL for the course. Severe or repeated incidences could result in disbarment from the University. Students have an obligation and are expected to be familiar with TRU’s Academic Integrity Policy ED 5-0 (http://www.tru.ca/policy/allpolicy.html).
On How to Write an Essay:
Lucille Charlton and Mark Charlton, Thomson Nelson Guide to Research and Writing in Political Science, Nelson, any edition.
Joanne Buckley, Fit to Print: The Canadian Student’s Guide to Essay Writing, Harcourt Brace, any edition.
Margot Northey, Making Sense: A Student’s Guide to Research, Writing and Style, Oxford UP, Toronto, any edition.
Anthony Weston, A Rulebook for Arguments, 4th edition, Hackett, 2009
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Territorial Acknowledgement
Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses are both situated on the traditional and unceded Secwepemc territory. We acknowledge and give honour to the Secwepemc — the ancestral peoples who have lived here for thousands of years — upon whose traditional and unceded land Thompson Rivers University is located. The Secwepemc maintain a spiritual and practical relationship to the land, water, air, animals, plants and all things needed to sustain life. It is with that in mind that we owe this debt of gratitude and seek to bring Indigenous learning into our curricula.
- Teacher: Cook Derek