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ENGLISH 23

(A.K.A. CLIMATE CRISIS 101)

Week #7

The Green New Deal

Weekly Assignments

Reading

This week’s reading is the Green New Deal (i.e. Resolution #109 of the U.S. House of Representatives, 02/07/2019)

After reading it, please comment on it in the weekly Canvas reading discussion.

Films

Please watch “The Green New Deal, explained,” and “Why you still don’t understand the Green New Deal,” which are both short VOX videos, as well as “A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.” All are on YouTube.

After watching the above films, please go to Canvas to make a comment on them.

Lecture videos

The following two lectures will be delivered live in Campbell Hall during the Tuesday and Thursday class periods. If you miss class or would like to review them (for exam prep, for example), here they are. For your convenience, they can be accessed below as either PDFs, audio podcasts, or YouTube videos.

Reading 7, Social justice, environmental justice,

climate justice, and the injustice of it all (2024)

download as a PDF / watch as a video / listen to as a podcast

Note that, while listening to this section being narrated, you could also read along. Some people find that such “Immersion Reading” helps them concentrate and learn better. Feel free to give it a try.

Film 7, The Green New Deal (2024)

download as a PDF / watch as a video / listen to as a podcast

Note that, while listening to this section being narrated, you could also read along. Some people find that such “Immersion Reading” helps them concentrate and learn better. Feel free to give it a try.

In addition, please watch, read, or listen to the following short lectures:

Housing and Cities (2024)

download as a PDF / watch as a video / listen to as a podcast

Note that, while listening to this section being narrated, you could also read along. Some people find that such “Immersion Reading” helps them concentrate and learn better. Feel free to give it a try.

Clothing (2024)

download as a PDF / watch as a video / listen to as a podcast

Note that, while listening to this section being narrated, you could also read along. Some people find that such “Immersion Reading” helps them concentrate and learn better. Feel free to give it a try.

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