Conducted in
term:
2026Z
ECTS credits:
2
Language:
English
Organized by:
Faculty of "Artes Liberales"
The World at the Crossroads 3700-AL-WC-QPR
The topics discussed will include:
- Planetary boundaries and introduction to the Anthropocene
- How human-centred is in reality our “anthropocentrism”?
- Tipping points, biosphere integrity and ecosystem services
- Human diet and moving towards a new system of food production
- Extinction of experience and reconnecting to nature
- Our ghosts of evolutionary past: greed, fear and cognitive bias
- Conservation optimism and the visions to follow.
Course coordinators
Type of course
elective courses
Assessment criteria
The presence on minimum 8 out of 10 meetings is the precondition for passing.
The assessment is based on an review essay concerning one of the discussed films and problems.