Dear Friends of the Institute for Social Ecology,
The ISE is excited to announce our spring online course schedule, including our two existing courses Ecology Democracy Utopia and Rethinking Social Transformation, as well as the timely new class Understanding Antisemitism: Historical Roots and Contemporary Relevance. Bringing together ISE faculty, cutting-edge content, and an impressive array of students of all ages from around the world, our online classes offer a unique learning experience guided by the goal of social and ecological transformation. Enroll today!
Ecology Democracy Utopia
This eight-week seminar provides a comprehensive overview of Social Ecology, exploring a broad range of interconnected themes including social hierarchy and domination, nature philosophy, capitalism, technology and agriculture, directly democracy and the state, movement history and strategy, and reconstructive vision. Participants will learn the foundations of social ecology and apply these insights to a variety of contemporary political and ecological problems, sharpening their understanding of the world while developing visionary ideas to change it. Combines video lecture, texts, weekly seminar discussion, and online forums; cost is $100. Mondays at from April 8th to May 27th.
Rethinking Social Transformation
This five-session seminar explores the challenges and possibilities of linking emancipatory vision to practical political engagement in the present historical context. It brings Social Ecology into conversation with a variety of thinkers and traditions, comparing dialectical versus conventional thought via Ernst Bloch and Murray Bookchin, exploring the potentialities for change in specific historical moments with Karl Marx and Karl Polanyi, reading Gramsci and Poulantzas on the relationship of capitalism and the state, and discussing political strategy through the work of Rosa Luxemburg and David Harvey. This course is text and discussion-driven, enrollment is $80. Mondays at 3 pm ET, April 29th to May 27th.
Understanding Antisemitism: Historical Roots & Contemporary Relevance
We are proud to offer a timely addition to our online seminars: “Understanding Antisemitism: Historical Roots & Contemporary Relevance.” Taught by Robert Ogman (PhD Sociology, De Montfort University) and Peter Staudenmaier (Professor of History at Marquette University), this four-session course provides a critical introduction to social theories of antisemitism alongside an overview of historical forms up to the present moment. Recent political history – from the deadly Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the alt-right’s chant of “Jews will not replace us,” up to recent controversies within the Women’s March and UK Labour Party – has demonstrated a critical need to understand antisemitism as an ongoing threat that requires analysis and action from an emancipatory perspective. Co-taught by Rob Ogman (PhD Sociology De Montford College) and Peter Staudenmaier (Professor of History, Marquette University). Wednesdays at 3 pm ET from May 8th to May 29th; registration costs $80
All courses can be also taken in a flexible self-directed format that features the same materials but without the fixed time commitment of the weekly video seminar. Cost is half the regular seminar fee.
To enroll or receive more information, contact us at [email protected]
For a free and ecological society,
Institute for Social Ecology
The ISE is excited to announce our spring online course schedule, including our two existing courses Ecology Democracy Utopia and Rethinking Social Transformation, as well as the timely new class Understanding Antisemitism: Historical Roots and Contemporary Relevance. Bringing together ISE faculty, cutting-edge content, and an impressive array of students of all ages from around the world, our online classes offer a unique learning experience guided by the goal of social and ecological transformation. Enroll today!
Ecology Democracy Utopia
This eight-week seminar provides a comprehensive overview of Social Ecology, exploring a broad range of interconnected themes including social hierarchy and domination, nature philosophy, capitalism, technology and agriculture, directly democracy and the state, movement history and strategy, and reconstructive vision. Participants will learn the foundations of social ecology and apply these insights to a variety of contemporary political and ecological problems, sharpening their understanding of the world while developing visionary ideas to change it. Combines video lecture, texts, weekly seminar discussion, and online forums; cost is $100. Mondays at from April 8th to May 27th.
Rethinking Social Transformation
This five-session seminar explores the challenges and possibilities of linking emancipatory vision to practical political engagement in the present historical context. It brings Social Ecology into conversation with a variety of thinkers and traditions, comparing dialectical versus conventional thought via Ernst Bloch and Murray Bookchin, exploring the potentialities for change in specific historical moments with Karl Marx and Karl Polanyi, reading Gramsci and Poulantzas on the relationship of capitalism and the state, and discussing political strategy through the work of Rosa Luxemburg and David Harvey. This course is text and discussion-driven, enrollment is $80. Mondays at 3 pm ET, April 29th to May 27th.
Understanding Antisemitism: Historical Roots & Contemporary Relevance
We are proud to offer a timely addition to our online seminars: “Understanding Antisemitism: Historical Roots & Contemporary Relevance.” Taught by Robert Ogman (PhD Sociology, De Montfort University) and Peter Staudenmaier (Professor of History at Marquette University), this four-session course provides a critical introduction to social theories of antisemitism alongside an overview of historical forms up to the present moment. Recent political history – from the deadly Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the alt-right’s chant of “Jews will not replace us,” up to recent controversies within the Women’s March and UK Labour Party – has demonstrated a critical need to understand antisemitism as an ongoing threat that requires analysis and action from an emancipatory perspective. Co-taught by Rob Ogman (PhD Sociology De Montford College) and Peter Staudenmaier (Professor of History, Marquette University). Wednesdays at 3 pm ET from May 8th to May 29th; registration costs $80
All courses can be also taken in a flexible self-directed format that features the same materials but without the fixed time commitment of the weekly video seminar. Cost is half the regular seminar fee.
To enroll or receive more information, contact us at [email protected]
For a free and ecological society,
Institute for Social Ecology
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