Syllabus for How We Got Here
There are currently no scheduled events for How We Got Here – however, if you’d like to self-study or run your own variant of the course, the entire syllabus is given below.
Week 1
Readings:
- The Web of Life by Jake Marble
- Energy: A Primer by Nikhil Khurana
- The Scale of the Anthropocene by Keegan Robinson
Week 2
Readings:
- The Emergence of the State by Alexa Carlson
- Enclosure of the Commons and Colonialism by Alexa Carlson
- Neo-Colonialism and Modern Economic Institutions by Keegan Robinson
- Money, Debt, and the Growth Imperative by Priscilla Trinh
Week 3
Readings:
- EROI: Energy Return on Investment by Nikhil Khurana
- A Quick Look at Our Current Energy System from Our Renewable Future by Richard Heinberg and David Fridley
- Peak Oil and Other Fossil Carbons by Alexa Carlson
- Money vs. Energy: The True Cost by Keegan Robinson
Week 4
Readings:
- Renewable Energy and “Renewable” Technology by Nikhil Khurana
- Energy & Agriculture by Priscilla Trinh
- Summits + Descents: Peak Everything by Jake Marble
Syllabus for Seeding the Future
Week 1
Readings:
- Decolonization by Kristin Anton
- Learning to Live (and Living to Learn) by Keegan Robinson
- Economic Growth: Addiction and Its Alternatives by Charlie L’Allier
Week 2
Readings:
- Food Sovereignty & Relocalization by Priscilla Trinh
- Community Governance and Economies by Alexa Carlson
- Effective Activist Planning from Effective Activist
- Power Mapping from Beautiful Rising
Week 3
Readings:
- Seeking effective strategies for change by Kristin Anton and Gerhardt Robinson
- Excerpt from Unconventional Activism by Nate Hagens and DJ White
Week 4
Resources: