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ENGLISH 24

(A.K.A. CLIMATE CRISIS 101)


Week #4

Weekly Assignments

Lectures

Lecture #7, Monday, April 22, Katie Maynard, Jewel Persad, and students from UCSB’s Sustainability Office.

Watch as a video

Lecture #8, Wednesday, April 24, Bill McKibben, who has been called “probably the nation’s leading environmentalist” by The Boston Globe.
Watch as a video / Listen to as an audio podcast

Reading

The Ministry for the Future, Chapters 60-83 (pages 281-415).

Please also watch Ken’s video introducing this reading:

After 1) completing the reading and 2) watching Ken’s short video above, please make your weekly reading comment in Canvas.

Film

Capital in the 21st Century (streams from Gauchocast).

Please also watch Ken’s video introducing this film:

After 1) watching the film and 2) watching Ken’s short video above, please make your weekly film comment in Canvas.

Comment Deadline

Please note that you must make your two weekly Canvas comments by 11:59pm (PST) on Sunday, April 28 to receive full credit. Details on the commenting process can be found on the main syllabus page.

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