TRN312H1
TRN312H1: Sustainability Issues in Ethics, Society, and Law
Course Description
Sustainability. It’s probably the most ambiguous and misused term of our time, yet has carried with it ideas that have the potential to fundamentally reshape a healthier future for the planet. We will deconstruct systemic issues of sustained development that perpetuate environmental degradation and social inequity, and re-imagine a new lens for sustaining balanced environmental, social, economic and cultural integrity.
You will gain foundational knowledge in environmental concepts applied to sustainability decision-making through overlapping case study themes such as: gender, Indigenous-colonial relations, pollution, health, climate change and food systems.
Weekly lectures are followed by lively tutorial discussions. Public guest lectures will expose you to environmental justice professionals who are simultaneously successful at shaping a truly sustainable future while maintaining a career.
2023-2024 Instructor
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Michael Kessler Michael Kessler is an Assistant Professor in the Ethics, Society & Law Program at Trinity College. He is the Raymond Pryke Chair and Director of the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One Program. He was an undergraduate at the University of Toronto where he studied philosophy before moving to Harvard University for his doctoral studies. His research interests are in philosophy of law, bioethics, and criminal justice. In his spare time he spends a lot of time on bikes and with dogs. |
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