Summer 2025 - LBST 311 D100
Labour and the Environment (3)
Class Number: 2856
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
John-Henry Harter
jhharter@sfu.ca
1 778 782-7693
Office: Burnaby Campus AQ 6083
Office Hours: Monday 1:15 – 2:15 and Wednesday 5:30 – 6:30 pm and anytime by apt. on Zoom
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Prerequisites:
30 units. Strongly Recommended: LBST 101.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The changing relationships between unions and environmental groups; how work in various industries contribute to climate change; and how climate-change policies affect workers in different ways. The consequences of climate policies for different categories of workers, identified by economic sector, geographic location, gender, ethnicity, and Aboriginal status.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will examine the nature of work and the environment in North America with a focus on Canada. We will examine the historic relationship between labour and the environment and how workers and the issue of class has been both included and excluded in mainstream environmental discourses.
Students will engage in critical discussions on a number of important topics related to labour, the environment, and climate change.
Grading
- Seminar Participation 15%
- Short Assignments 20%
- Presentations 20%
- Essay 45%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Carla Lipsig-Mummé and Stephen McBride eds. Work in a Warming World (Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Kingston : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, 2015) https://sfu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1u29dis/TN_cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781553394334
This text and all other readings are available online via the SFU library (links in syllabus).
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.