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Introduces students to contemporary discussions in environmental political thought by exploring the concepts “politics” and “nature” in Western political thought using films, novels, and traditional texts. Focusing on issues such as climate warming, decreases in species biodiversity, and human overpopulation, the course explores how various other moments in the Western political tradition conceived the relationship between politics and nature. The goal is to ask how insights from these other moments might help us today.