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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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LALX 345 001 (CRN: 14860)
BIODIVERSITY AND CONFLICT
Long Title: BIODIVERSITY AND CONFLICT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Instructor: Esch, Sophie
Meeting: 2:00PM - 3:15PM MW (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 2
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 3
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 12:10PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course examines a wide range of issues that arise in relation to biodiversity. The first one is conceptual. What do ‘we’ mean when we talk about biodiversity? The second is historical and geopolitical. Why is the topic of biodiversity particularly relevant and potentially conflict-prone in countries of the Global South? Most of the course will be devoted to discussing different dimensions of the intersection of biodiversity and conflict (with specific examples from Latin America, Africa, Asia or the US South): conservation and green colonialism; human-animal conflict; war and biodiversity loss; invasive species; empire and extinction; animal and plant trafficking; and multispecies justice. Cross-list: ENST 345.