Rethinking Wildlife: Philosophy, Biodiversity, Extinction - ARTS2244
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1; or 24 units of credit and enrolment in a Philosophy minor in Arts/Law (4782)
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Subject Area: Environmental Humanities
This course can also be studied in the following specialisation: Philosophy
In this course you will explore philosophical and political issues in wildlife conservation from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Key topics include: the future of ‘urban wildlife’; the divide between native and introduced species; the role of gene banking and cloning in conserving and possibly resurrecting endangered species; and the frequent conflicts between conservation priorities on the one hand and animal welfare or local people’s autonomy and subsistence on the other. To explore these topics you will design your own research project, combining interviews with textual research to better understand human/wildlife relations in their cultural, ethical and/or political complexity (no prior ethnographic research experience is required).