Spring 2021: Buddhism, ecology and a changing climate
The course focuses on the interaction between buddhism, ecology and a changing climate. The course is based on reading and discussion of articles and monographs in English. Themes that will be discussed:
- Buddhism, ecology, and environmental management
- Buddhist concepts of sacred landscape
- Buddhist leaders’ role in minimizing the negative effects of climate change
- Buddhism as a world religion and its role in combating negative climate change
- Environmentalist rhetoric in Buddhist environments.
- Documentary films on climate change on the Tibetan plateau and in the Himalaya will be used as sources in teaching and discussions.
Spring 2019: Buddhism and politics
The course focuses on the interaction between B