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John Barry, PhD

Fee £75.00 (concession rate £60.00) - fee will amend when you select the appropriate fee rate below.

Spring 2026

5 weekly sessions on Saturdays 10.00 am 1.00 pm, starting 9 May

This course will examine:
1. The root causes of the crisis: looking at the ethical, political, economic and cultural dimensions the causes
2. Consequences: which countries, regions and populations are most vulnerable and at risk from the climate crisis?
3. Solutions: are there technological fixes?
This interdisciplinary course will range from asking ‘why is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism’, to asking what is politically and culturally possible if we flip our thinking and ask not what we can do for the planetary crisis, but rather what it can do for us in terms of opening new opportunities for remaking societies and views of the good life in the 21st century?

This course will be offered online   

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