Queer Ecology Course – AT

This course aims to work with scientific knowledge in a rigorous way while also challenging faulty, extractive, and eugenicist logics that have become embedded in contemporary thought.

Students will become familiar with both a key selection of biological and philosophical literature, learning to apply the teachings of queer theory to case studies in science. The course will be reading intensive, with the hopes that conversations held together can be multifaceted and layered, while also grounded and applicable to real world problems.

Queer Ecology is an emerging and shapeshifting field, challenging long-held perspectives in the sciences. In this course, we’ll explore biological systems through the lens of queer theory, blending ideas from ecofeminism, philosophy of science, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Central to this approach are liberatory principles for humans and non-humans alike.

This is a live course that will be facilitated on Zoom and take place weekly on Tuesdays from 3-5pm CST. All sessions are recorded and can be accessed in your own time via the course area on the website.

Register for the course by becoming a Thrive+ member or choosing the Single course option.  Single 6-week course $190, Thrive+ membership $24/month (7-day free trial available)