814.523 (15W) Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology
- Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 9 (25 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 01.10.2015
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Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
Ability to read scholarly literature for the use of one's own writing, overview over roles of energy (transitions) in history.Teaching methodology including the use of 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.Course content
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.Topics
- 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
Teaching objective
Students learn to critically read scholarly literature in environmental history, they achieve an overview of important ways to address energy (in environmental history).Prior knowledge expected
A proficiency in English is necessary, as the course is held in English.Literature
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.Examination information
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.
Examination topic(s)
Participation and hence, attendance, is mandatory Written Paper/Schriftliche Arbeit: Handout, approx. 2 pagesAssessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
Participation is key. 30% of your grade is based on your presentation, 70% on your contributions to the discussion.Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Master's degree programme Social and Human Ecology
(SKZ: 919, Version: 05W.1)
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Subject: Modul 2: Vertiefende Lehrveranstaltungen aus Sozial- und Humanökologie
(Compulsory subject)
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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)
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Vertiefende Seminare aus Sozial- und Humanökologie (
2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Modul 2: Vertiefende Lehrveranstaltungen aus Sozial- und Humanökologie
(Compulsory subject)
- Master's degree programme Social and Human Ecology
(SKZ: 919, Version: 05W.1)
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Subject: Modul 6: Spezialgebiete und Ergänzungsfächer
(Compulsory elective)
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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)
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Umweltgeschichte (
2.0h SX, KV, KU / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Modul 6: Spezialgebiete und Ergänzungsfächer
(Compulsory elective)
- Master's degree programme Social and Human Ecology
(SKZ: 919, Version: 14W.1)
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Subject: GWF2 Nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung
(Compulsory elective)
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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)
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GWF2 Vertiefung (
0.0h VO, SE, EX, KU, SX / 14.0 ECTS)
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Subject: GWF2 Nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung
(Compulsory elective)
- Master's degree programme Social and Human Ecology
(SKZ: 919, Version: 14W.1)
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Subject: GWF4 Umweltgeschichte
(Compulsory elective)
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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)
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GWF4 Vertiefung (
0.0h VO, SE, EX, KU, SX / 14.0 ECTS)
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Subject: GWF4 Umweltgeschichte
(Compulsory elective)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
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Sommersemester 2020
- 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2019
- 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2018
- 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2017
- 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2014
- 814.523 SE Guided Reading: Energy in Environmental History (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)