homo toxicus

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Anthro 25A: Environmental Injustice

Environmental Governance Research Internship and Certificate Program

Read EiJ Talks: Homo Toxicus

Summer 2021 EiJ Talks: Homo Toxicus (NEED TO LINK)

Homo toxicus concept materials:

READ

Mustafa Santiago Ali's "Environmental Injustice is Rising in the US: Minorities and the poor pay the price"
Robert Bullard's "Environmental Racism: It's real and Democratic Candidates must show how they'll address it"
Sammy Roth's "Why Communities Fighting for Fair Policing Also Demand Environmental Justice"
David Pellow's "Pandemics, Policing, and Just Transition"
"The 7 Sins of Greenwashing"

WATCH

Carole Poliquin's (45 min) "Homo Toxicus"
Tyrone Haye's Ted Talk (15 min) "Endocrine Disruption, Environmental Injustice and the Ivorty Tower"
Bret Malley's (50 min) "Greenwashers"
Optional Netflix Film "Dirty Money: Point Comfort, Texas"

Key COncepts:

endocrine disruption
environmental justice
environmental sacrifice zones
greenwashing
health disparities
popular epidemiology
precautionary principle

Discussion POST:

Homo Toxicus Discussion Questions (review ahead of time)
Homo Toxicus Discussion Board (need to add link. google docs? upload in PECE then create an essay?)

Homo Toxicus Quiz:

Review Questions Ahead of Time (need to add link)

Educators: email a member of the Teaching Team for the answer key

Homo Toxicus Quiz (need to create google form)

Archived Materials:

Fall 2020 EiJ Talks: Homo Toxicus

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