Environmental Ethics Institute 2008: featuring ecofeminism, politics, and culture

The Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program at The University of Montana will hold its third annual Environmental Ethics Institute in late summer 2008. The institute provides a unique opportunity for scholars, students, professionals, and interested citizens to gather in beautiful Missoula, MT to discuss and reflect on environmental issues. The institute consists of a seminar, a course and several public lectures/panel discussions. The course requires 4 to 5 weeks of asynchronous online study prior to the 4 to 5 days of face-to-face contact in Missoula. Students last year loved this format, one commenting that it was "the perfect balance of a variety of teaching strategies!" The seminar is a new offering in 2008, and will be held over two days. This format means that a wide variety of interested individuals-- students, professors, community members and professionals-- all have the opportunity to take part!

• The 2008 course offering will be Environmental Ethics and Policy, taught again by Andrew Light, Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the University of Washington.
• The 2008 weekend seminar will be taught by Karen Warren, Professor of Philosophy at Macalester College (St. Paul, MN), and is called Gender, Health, The Environment, and Social Justice: Exploring Their Interconnections.