The Darwinian view on man’s relation to nature differs significantly from for example a religious one. It's therefore not surprising that those who care about nature don’t speak with one voice and also take different vantage points, f.e. those who believe in technological fixes to combat environmental challenges and those who seek to reconnect to nature at a spiritual level.
Different worldviews lead to different positions in politics and proposed solutions. At the start of the course students will be introduced to multiple positions about climate change and learn to view nature and environmental issues from different perspectives. Bringing insight from multiple disciplinary backgrounds (history, geography, media studies, philosophy and literature) lecturers will take turns to shine a light on those different perspectives. Students will be invited to narrate or visualize their personal view on human-nature relationships using their preferred medium of creative expression ranging from poetry and music to information graphics, poster or a mini-exhibition.