ENV361H1: Social Media and Environmentalism

Hours

24L/12T

Previous Course Number

ENV381H1

This course examines the impacts of the internet on environmental thinking and policy-making. Topics include the use of social media as a tool for community-building and collaborative design, the sharing economy, online protest movements, mass surveillance and its implications, and the impact of misinformation on climate denialism.

Prerequisite
Completion of 6.0 credits
Exclusion
BIG102Y1, ENV381H1 if taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17
Distribution Requirements
Social Science
Breadth Requirements
Society and its Institutions (3)
Mode of Delivery
In Class