This course first examines the current cultural ethos of consumerism, and how it has shaped us. It then explores ideas about creating healthy communities, and how they might be fostered through alternative systems of provisioning. The course considers the ways in which overconsumption can be challenged and explores practices of responsible consumption. The course will focus on how such practices can build community while fostering local and global justice [3 credits]
This course first examines the current cultural ethos of consumerism, and how it has shaped us. It then explores ideas about creating healthy communities, and how they might be fostered through alternative systems of provisioning. The course considers the ways in which overconsumption can be challenged and explores practices of responsible consumption. The course will focus on how such practices can build community while fostering local and global justice [3 credits]
