Activity Collection

Skip to search results Skip to search facet filters Skip to text search form Skip to pagination

Refine the Results↓

Bioregion Discipline Show all

Anthropology

2 matches

Bioregion Scale Show all

Regional

2 matches

Bioregion Topical Vocabulary Show all

Lifestyles & Consumption

2 matches

Current Search Limits:

Results 1 - 2 of 2 matches

Afghan Poppies, Climate Change and US Heroin: Thinking Systemically About Us and Them
Karen Litfin, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
This very simple contemplative exercise is rooted in my "Person/Planet Politics" approach, which invites students to into an experiential relationship with a global socioecological phenomenon: in this instance, Afghan poppy production. It can be adapted to a range of courses and a range of topics within those courses. The basic question is: "Who am I in relation to this?"

Bioregion Discipline: Sociology, Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science/Policy, Economics
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Regional, Global, National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Ecosystem Health, Promising Pedagogies:Case Studies, Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Lifestyles & Consumption, Human Health & Wellbeing, Human Impact & Footprint, Social & Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Ethics & Values, Food Systems & Agriculture, Cycles & Systems

Delocalized Diets: Globalization, Food, and Culture
Mary L. Russell, Pierce College
This assignment addresses cultural sustainability by asking students to go beyond distinguishing between five subsistence strategies to examining the impact of globalization on diet and culture.

Bioregion Discipline: Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies
Bioregion Scale: Global, Local Community/Watershed, Regional, National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Human Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyles & Consumption, Social & Environmental Justice, Food Systems & Agriculture