814.523 (20S) Guided Reading: Energy in History and Social Ecology

Sommersemester 2020

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First course session
09.03.2020 13:00 - 15:00 SR 6 Off Campus
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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 6 (12 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 09.03.2020
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

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

  • 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                                 

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 mandatoryWritten Paper/Schriftliche Arbeit: Handout, approx. 2 pages

Assessment 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 scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme Social and Human Ecology (SKZ: 919, Version: 14W.1)
    • Subject: GWF1 Gesellschaft und Umwelt (Compulsory elective)
      • GWF1 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)
  • Master's degree programme Social and Human Ecology (SKZ: 919, Version: 14W.1)
    • Subject: GWF2 Nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung (Compulsory elective)
      • 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)
  • Master's degree programme Social and Human Ecology (SKZ: 919, Version: 14W.1)
    • Subject: GWF4 Umweltgeschichte (Compulsory elective)
      • 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)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

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)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 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)