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The end of the world is near. Oder? Recent articles in the New Yorker and New York Times have documented the movement of survivalism and prepper culture into the mainstream, and the ownership of bunkers and emergency helicopters is becoming a status symbol in certain elite circles. Our science fiction is increasingly dystopic, the doomsday clock is the closest it's been to midnight since 1953, and the rise of a belligerent far right around the world has left many fearing a global breakdown in geopolitical stability. In this course we will design and carry out research projects on our own or in small groups that address the following question: What can widespread societal fears of catastrophe and apocalypse tell us about the nature of the present moment, and about our ability as a planet to move forward into a stable and sustainable future? |
