ENSb1301 Environmental direct action

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Bromová (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Hendrychová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:40 U35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The Environmental direct action course should present a civic engagement through direct action – it means implementing ideas and goals into practice by individuals and without required mediators. During lessons students will have opportunities for discussions, critical assessment of methods of civic engagement and they will also be introduced to a theoretical context.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
Studentky a studenti budou po absolvování předmětu schopni kriticky přemýšlet o strategiích a taktikách občanské angažovanosti a získají přehled o pestré paletě metod toho, jak měnit svět kolem sebe. Osvojí si způsob přemýšlení, ve kterém jsou sami hybateli změn a sami si vyzkouší něco kolem sebe změnit. Na akčním tréninku se naučí základní pravidla účastí na environmentálních masových přímých akcí. Také rozvinou své schopnosti diskutovat a pracovat samostatně i ve skupině.
Syllabus
  • At first, students will study a theory of direct action and historical context. It will be followed by lessons with activists who will present a direct action connected to current struggles of their collectives and organizations. If possible, all students will also be a part of educational excursion and its evaluation and they will attend an action training. Team presentations will take place in the last two lessons.
Literature
  • THOREAU, Henry David. Občanská neposlušnost a jiné texty o svobodě a nesvobodě. Edited by Henry David Thoreau. Olomouc: Broken Books, 2014, 98 s. ISBN 9788090530928. info
  • GRAEBER, David. Direct action : an ethnography. Edinburgh: AK Press, 2009, xx, 568. ISBN 9781904859796. info
  • JORDAN, Tim. Activism! : direct action, hactivism and the future of society. 1st pub. London: Reaktion books, 2002, 164 s. ISBN 1861891229. info
  • EPSTEIN, Barbara. Political protest and cultural revolution : nonviolent direct action in the 1970s and 1980s. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991, xiii, 327. ISBN 0520084330. info
  • Law and disorder : the legitimation of direct action as an instrument of social policy. Edited by Samuel I. Shuman. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1971, 236 s. info
Teaching methods
Coordinator of the course will use participative ways of teaching focused on practical and interactive methods. She will try to activate students and inspire them to take the responsibility for their own education, life and the world around them. The course should support their initiative and creativity.
Assessment methods
There are 4 compulsory conditions to finish this course successfully: 1) Team presentation on environmental movement using a direct action method 2) Attendance at educational excursion 3) Individual attendance at direct action and discussion about thematic essay during the exam 4) Attendance at action training
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz se otevírá při 5 a více přihlášených studentech.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025.
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