Upcoming readings: Here is the essay that you’ll need in order to write the third major paper for this course: “Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge: Linkages to Ways of Thinking and Practising Within the Disciplines,” by Jan Meyer, and Ray Land In class today I was referring to it as a 14 page essay — […]
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Friday Announcements: Threshold Concepts Essay, MP3, Week9Blog Leave a comment
Week7blog and readings Leave a comment
1. Next week, your blog post will focus on your rough draft. Its primary purpose will be to communicate to your peer reviewers what areas of the draft you would like feedback on.This blog post will be due with your rough draft, on Friday. Your comments will be part of the 2nd round of conferences. […]
Week 4 reading, and extra credit volunteer opportunity Leave a comment
[We are reading Hobbes. But I think you’ll prefer dealing with him over Rousseau.] Monday: Hobbes, Leviathan, Chs. 17 and 18. Focus question: Who is the Leviathan, and what does Hobbes mean by conceiving of such a person? You should be ready to interpret the section on the bottom of page 109, using the techniques and […]
Reading Schedule for Week 3 Leave a comment
During Week 3, you’ll be reading Emma Goldman’s “Anarchy: What It Really Stands For,” in which Goldman harshly criticizes the effects of religion, property, and government on individuals. Today, anarchy is associated with events like the World Trade Convention riots (which took place in downtown Seattle almost a dozen years ago) or the riots […]
Reading for Monday, October 3rd. Leave a comment
Kohl, Herbert. “I Won’t Learn From You.” ‘I Won’t Learn From You’: And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment. New York: The New Press, 1995. 1-34. In Week 2, we’ll also be looking at a short essay written by a student who took POL S 201/ENGL 298 last year — but other than that, this […]
Readings and Discussion Questions for Friday, September 30th Leave a comment
The full schedule for this course will be available later today. For Friday, you need to read the following articles: Kee Hinckley: “On Pseudonymity, Privacy, and Responsibility on Google+” Eric Pfanner: “Naming Names on the Internet” Both of these authors are dealing specifically with the issue of Google’s new “real names” policy for Google+, […]