814.523 (15W) Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology

Wintersemester 2015/16

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Erster Termin der LV
06.10.2015 14:00 - 15:30 IFF, Schottenfeldgasse 29, Seminarraum 4a Off Campus
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Lehrende/r
LV-Titel englisch Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology
LV-Art Seminar (prüfungsimmanente LV )
Semesterstunde/n 2.0
ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 4.0
Anmeldungen 9 (25 max.)
Organisationseinheit
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
LV-Beginn 01.10.2015

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LV-Beschreibung

Intendierte Lernergebnisse

Ability to read scholarly literature for the use of one's own writing, overview over roles of energy (transitions) in history.

Lehrmethodik inkl. Einsatz von eLearning-Tools

short intro lecture by teacher. Each week, short intro about the context of the article in question by a student, followed by close reading and intensive discussion.

Inhalt/e

This is a GUIDED READING course. You will read one article per week and prepare it for class discussion. For one article, you will research the context (author, other relevant literature, etc.), prepare a handout and give a short introduction. You are expected to engage actively in a detailed discussion of all articles.

Themen

  • Energy as a key issue and concept of interdisciplinary environmental history
  • Energy transitions in (world) history
  • Energy crises past and present
  • Energy sources and their social and ecological implications
  • Energy conflicts – energy revolutions - energy wars?
  • Energy scarcity and (technological) innovation

Lehrziel

Students learn to critically read scholarly literature in environmental history, they achieve an overview of important ways to address energy (in environmental history).

Erwartete Vorkenntnisse

A proficiency in English is necessary, as the course is held in English.

Literatur

In addition to the literature we discuss, R. White: Chapter I: Knowing Nature through Labor. In: R. White: The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River: Hill and Wang, 1995, pp. 3-29 is recommended.

Prüfungsinformationen

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Prüfungsinhalt/e

Participation and hence, attendance, is mandatory Written Paper/Schriftliche Arbeit: Handout, approx. 2 pages

Beurteilungskriterien/-maßstäbe

Participation is key. 30% of your grade is based on your presentation, 70% on your contributions to the discussion.

Beurteilungsschema

Note Benotungsschema

Position im Curriculum

  • Masterstudium Sozial- und Humanökologie (SKZ: 919, Version: 05W.1)
    • Fach: Modul 2: Vertiefende Lehrveranstaltungen aus Sozial- und Humanökologie (Pflichtfach)
      • Vertiefende Seminare aus Sozial- und Humanökologie ( 2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 814.523 Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Sozial- und Humanökologie (SKZ: 919, Version: 05W.1)
    • Fach: Modul 6: Spezialgebiete und Ergänzungsfächer (Wahlfach)
      • Umweltgeschichte ( 2.0h SX, KV, KU / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 814.523 Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Sozial- und Humanökologie (SKZ: 919, Version: 14W.1)
    • Fach: GWF2 Nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung (Wahlfach)
      • GWF2 Vertiefung ( 0.0h VO, SE, EX, KU, SX / 14.0 ECTS)
        • 814.523 Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Sozial- und Humanökologie (SKZ: 919, Version: 14W.1)
    • Fach: GWF4 Umweltgeschichte (Wahlfach)
      • GWF4 Vertiefung ( 0.0h VO, SE, EX, KU, SX / 14.0 ECTS)
        • 814.523 Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)

Gleichwertige Lehrveranstaltungen im Sinne der Prüfungsantrittszählung

Sommersemester 2020
  • 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2014
  • 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in Environmental History (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)