070300 SE Seminar - Energy in History and Social Ecology (Guided Reading) (2017S)

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

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.

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

Students have to access the course material via KLAGENFURT university.

https://moodle.aau.at/enrol/index.php?id=19728
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 Als Gast anmelden (access as guest)

pw (“Gastschlüssel”): 814.523