Environmental Literature

Dates & timetable:

Application for this micro-credential is closed for academic year 2024/2025 and it will be renewed in academic year 2025/2026.

Description:

Climate action, preservation of life on land and below water, transition to clean energy and responsible consumption are a necessity in today’s world. The aim of this course is to consider why does literary fiction matter in the context of discussions on climate change, investigate on how literary and cultural forms shape the ways in which people see and relate to the environment, understand how writers express their concerns about the environment within broader debates and discourses about it and see how fictional texts can help raising awareness and suggest new ways for thinking about climate change.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Analyse the assigned environmental literature.
2. Interpret literary and cultural texts within wider debates and discourses on environment and climate change.

Sustainable development goals:

• SDG4. Quality education
• SDG5. Gender quality
• SDG10. Reduced inequalities
• SDG11. Sustainable cities and communities
• SDG12. Responsible consumption and production
• SDG13. Climate action
• SDG17. Partnerships for the goals

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