Das wirst Du lernen
Upon successful completion, you will be able to:
- describe why plastic waste is not just a consumer problem,
- identify the main ideas of Max Liboiron and Ali Kadri,
- explain how colonialism and capitalism shape pollution and waste,
- analyse plastic waste in relation to land, labour, and profit,
- discuss why recycling is not a sufficient solution on its own,
- reflect on what meaningful responses to plastic pollution could look like.
Damit wirst Du Dich beschäftigen
This course examines plastic pollution as more than a problem of littering, poor recycling, or individual consumer behaviour. It explores how plastic waste is tied to wider structures of power, in particular colonial control over land and capitalist production for profit.
Drawing on the work of Max Liboiron and Ali Kadri, the lesson combines short warm-up activities, texts, tasks, and a final test. It asks what meaningful responses to plastic pollution might require once these structures are taken into account.
So ist Dein Kurs aufgebaut
Introduction : Plastic Waste is not Accidental
Terminologies
Max Liboiron: Pollution Is Colonialism
Ali Kadri: The Accumulation of Waste
Call for Action: Reading Liboiron and Kadri Together
Test your knowledge
Completion
So lernst Du
Through short warm-up activities, lesson texts, tasks, and a final test, you will explore the key ideas of Max Liboiron and Ali Kadri and reflect on what meaningful responses to plastic pollution might require.
