Disaster Capitalism
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Overview
Subject area
INTL
Catalog Number
22300
Course Title
Disaster Capitalism
Department(s)
Description
What counts as a disaster? Who comes to help and why? And what are the effects of such help? This course examines the complex ways that care during and after disasters mixes with money, social and historical inequalities, and neglect. More broadly, it considers how capitalism is produced in the time, space, and “nature” of disasters.
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3