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We present a nested case study that highlights the pedagogical opportunities and challenges of implementing a single teaching case, the Mountain Valley Pipeline, across multiple courses and in co-curricular activities within an interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program. Our pedagogy focused on connecting environmental changes, including climate change, with political choices, institutions, ideologies, and cultural practices, as well as addressing issues of avoidance and disengagement among students. We first describe the various activities through which the pipeline case was incorporated in our courses, then offer a panoramic, program-level analysis of the advantages and challenges of this interdisciplinary pedagogical project, highlighting practical, theoretical, and community-building aspects.
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Mihalache-O’Keef, A., O’Neill, K., Emmett, R.S., Larson-Harris, M., Banschbach, V. (2021). The Pipeline Case: Cross-Disciplinary Learning and Pedagogical Lessons from the Mountain Valley Pipeline. In: Banschbach, V., Rich, J.L. (eds) Pipeline Pedagogy: Teaching About Energy and Environmental Justice Contestations. AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65979-0_2
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