GEOG320
CAPITALIST NATURES
- Department
- Geography
- Terms offered
- 5
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
This graduate seminar will examine classical, recent, and current works in geography and related fields that examine the particular ways in which capitalist societies interact with and transform their environments. Major themes will include: 1) Potential tensions or contradictions between the functioning of capitalist and biophysical systems, including the possibility of natural limits to capitalist economic growth; 2) The characteristic ways in which capitalism internalizes nature into circuits of capital, through the creation of real or fictitious commodities; 3) The ways in which the characteristics of natural systems present specific obstacles to and/or opportunities for capital accumulation; 4) The ways in which capitalism does not merely confront 'external' environments, but physically remakes them; 5) The distinctive dynamics of environmental social movements and politics generated by the above processes.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count rising about 5% per year. | 2030 Spring: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 8 spring terms since 2019. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count rising about 4% per year. | 2029 Spring: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 8 spring terms since 2019. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count rising about 3% per year. | 2028 Spring: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 8 spring terms since 2019. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department course count rising about 3% per year. | 2027 Spring: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 8 spring terms since 2019. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM JC220 2026
- Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF202 2012
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 12 enrolled | 24812 |
| Fall 2024 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 12 enrolled | 23034 |
| Spring 2021 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 12 enrolled | 38835 |
| Spring 2019 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 12 enrolled | 37086 |
| Fall 2012 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 12 enrolled | 22353 |