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IU South Bend Philosophy Dept. & Sustainability Talk: "Eco-Anxiety: What it Is & Why it Matters"

Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
5:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m. - Wiekamp 1001

Please join us next Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in Wiekamp 1001 for a talk by Charlie Kurth (Western Michigan University), sponsored by the Philosophy Department and Sustainability program at IU South Bend.

Dr. Kurth, author of The Anxious Mind: An Investigation into the Varieties and Virtues of Anxiety (MIT Press, 2018), will discuss "Eco-Anxiety."

What the Talk is About:

Researchers are increasingly trying to understand the emotions that we experience in response to ecological crises like climate change: what are these emotions and how, if at all, might they be valuable? However, much of the work that seeks to understand the nature and value of eco-emotions has been hampered by conceptual and methodological difficulties. In an effort to address these challenges, we take eco-anxiety as our case study. Drawing on a range of research in the social and cognitive sciences, we specify a form of eco-anxiety that is not only central to how we respond to threats like climate change, but that can also promote valuable pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors.

IU South Bend Philosophy Dept. & Sustainability Talk: "Eco-Anxiety: What it Is & Why it Matters"

Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
5:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m. - Wiekamp 1001

Please join us next Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in Wiekamp 1001 for a talk by Charlie Kurth (Western Michigan University), sponsored by the Philosophy Department and Sustainability program at IU South Bend. Dr. Kurth, author of The Anxious Mind: An Investigation into the Varieties and Virtues of Anxiety (MIT Press, 2018), will discuss "Eco-Anxiety."

Researchers are increasingly trying to understand the emotions that we experience in response to ecological crises like climate change: what are these emotions and how, if at all, might they be valuable? However, much of the work that seeks to understand the nature and value of eco-emotions has been hampered by conceptual and methodological difficulties. In an effort to address these challenges, we take eco-anxiety as our case study. Drawing on a range of research in the social and cognitive sciences, we specify a form of eco-anxiety that is not only central to how we respond to threats like climate change, but that can also promote valuable pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors.

IU South Bend Philosophy Dept. & Sustainability Talk: "Eco-Anxiety: What it Is & Why it Matters"

Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
5:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m. - Wiekamp 1001

Please join us next Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in Wiekamp 1001 for a talk by Charlie Kurth (Western Michigan University), sponsored by the Philosophy Department and Sustainability program at IU South Bend. Dr. Kurth, author of The Anxious Mind: An Investigation into the Varieties and Virtues of Anxiety (MIT Press, 2018), will discuss "Eco-Anxiety."

Researchers are increasingly trying to understand the emotions that we experience in response to ecological crises like climate change: what are these emotions and how, if at all, might they be valuable? However, much of the work that seeks to understand the nature and value of eco-emotions has been hampered by conceptual and methodological difficulties. In an effort to address these challenges, we take eco-anxiety as our case study. Drawing on a range of research in the social and cognitive sciences, we specify a form of eco-anxiety that is not only central to how we respond to threats like climate change, but that can also promote valuable pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors.

IU South Bend Job Opportunities

Are you a major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in good academic standing? You should apply for CLAS scholarships!

Hosted by History Professor Jonathan Nashel and the History Club. Prof. Nashel teaches 20th century American history, U.S. foreign policy, and film and photographic history. His writings include Edward Lansdale's Cold War and articles on the Vietnam War and the CIA. His current project is entitled, "Darkness Visible': A Cultural History of the CIA."

IU South Bend Job Opportunity--Director of Accounting

The IU South Bend Archives is looking for a Student Assistant to help with arranging, describing, and digitizing the unique historical materials maintained in Archives and Special Collections. Projects may involve working hands-on with physical materials and/or assisting with digital projects, including scanning, uploading, and generating descriptive metadata for digital files.



Tasks may include:

* Arrange and describe a variety of archival and special collections materials, including IU South Bend university records, faculty papers, Civil Rights Heritage Center collections, and rare books and sheet music.

* Create detailed and accurate inventories, summaries and/or finding aids documenting the contents of collections.

* Rehouse materials in new folders and enclosures to ensure their long-term preservation.

* Create digital copies of a variety of records using scanners, cameras, and photo editing software​.

* Upload digital files and create metadata for digital materials in Indiana University online repositories, including Image Collections Online, Media Collections Online, Archives of Institutional Memory, and Pages Online.

* Assist with research inquiries by searching, retrieving and making copies of appropriate materials.



The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills, including spelling and grammar.



The ideal candidate will have a strong interest or background in history, archives, or librarianship. Candidates need not have any experience working in archives or with archival materials -- we'll train you! -- but should have the ability to work independently in a quiet setting with a high level of detail and accuracy.



Candidates typically work 10-15 hours per week.



Pay rate for this position is $10.15/hour.



If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit an application on Handshake​. Please email Tyler Davis at [email protected] if you have any questions.

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Tyler Davis
Archives and Special Collections Assistant
Indiana University South Bend
[email protected]

PHIL-P310--Topics in Metaphysics will be offered during the Fall 2021 semester:

PHIL-P310 Metaphysics is a fun, engaging, discussion-oriented class in philosophy meeting the second-level writing requirement. The class will focus primarily on the metaphysics of people and personal identity. We will cover such topics as (1) the nature of people (are we as people wholly physical or do we have some nonphysical or extraphysical component), (2) identity of people over time (what does it mean for a person to survive or die in any given situation? is it the continued existence of the body, the mind, or something else that determines personal survival?), and (3) the question of free will (do we as people possess genuine free will, or are we in some sense determined to do what we do?). There will be one or two other topics covered as well. So if you think you would enjoy discussing and debating topics such as these, sign up for PHIL-P310 Metaphysics in the Fall 2021. The class # for this course is 41101. The instructor for this course will be Dr. J.R. Shrader.

Class begins Aug. 23rd, 2021 (In-person)
Time: 11:30 a.m-12:45 p.m.
Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
Location: Education and Arts building Room 1023

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