課程資訊
課程名稱
 永續性的文化研究方法
Cultural Approach for Sustainability 
開課學期
 111-2 
授課對象
 理學院  氣候變遷與永續發展國際學位學程  
授課教師
 小松光 
課號
 IPCS5035 
課程識別碼
 247EU1230 
班次
  
學分
 3.0 
全/半年
 半年 
必/選修
 選修 
上課時間
 星期四7,8,9(14:20~17:20) 
上課地點
 全變中心G202 
備註
 本課程以英語授課。
限學士班三年級以上
總人數上限：15人 
  
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課程概述

You know that human behavior is the primary cause of environmental problems including climate change. You also know that no change in human behavior will lead us to environmental catastrophe.

However, humans have been failing to change their behavior for sustainability. Why? This is the key question in this course.

I propose one potential answer to this question, i.e., the mainstream culture prevents us from changing our behavior. In this course, you first examine mainstream approaches to environmental problems. You contemplate why these approaches have been unsuccessful. You then learn an alternative approach called ‘the cultural approach’. The cultural approach aims to rewrite our cultural script for greater sustainability. 

課程目標
 Through this course, I want you to see environmental problems and your research topic from a different perspective. 
課程要求
 You need to read assigned materials, participate in classroom discussion, write reflection papers, and make presentations. 
預期每週課後學習時數
 Two hours per week 
Office Hours
 另約時間 
指定閱讀
 Lomborg, B. (2020). Earth Day at 50: A surprising success story. The Globe And Mail.
Meadows, D.H., Meadows, D.L., Randers, J., & Behrens III, W.W. (1972). The Limits to Growth. New York: Universe Book.
Gates, B. (2020). Is it too late to stop climate change? Gates Notes [podcast].
Skinner, B.F. (1953). Science and Human Behavior. New York: McMillan.
White, Jr. L. (1967). The historical roots of our ecologic crisis. Science, 155(3767), 1203-1207.
Naess, A. (1973). The shallow and the deep, long‐range ecology movement. A summary. Inquiry, 16(1–4), 95–100.
Nisbett, E.W. (2003). The Geography of Thought. New York: Free Press.
Komatsu, H., Rappleye, J., & Silova, I. (2019). Culture and the independent self: Obstacles to environmental sustainability? Anthropocene, 26, 100198. 
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評量方式
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課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
Week 1
 March 2  Are we moving forward? 
Week 2
 March 9  Are we moving forward? 
Week 3
 March 16  Mainstream approaches #1 and #2: Technological and cognitive 
Week 4
 March 23  Mainstream approach #3: Behaviorist 
Week 5
 March 30  Group work 
Week 6
 April 6  Presentation (what worked?) 
Week 7
 April 13  Alternative approach: cultural approach 
Week 8
 April 20  Alternative approach: cultural approach 
Week 9
 April 27  Seeing culture 
Week 10
 May 4  Seeing culture 
Week 11
 May 11  Does culture really matter? 
Week 12
 May 18  How to shift culture 
Week 13
 May 25  Group work 
Week 14
 June 1  Group work 
Week 15
 June 8  Presentation (cultural changes)