ENGLISH 22
(A.K.A. ECOCRITICISM 101)
WEEK #9 ASSIGNMENT
Readings
Silent Spring, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4. (Note that Silent Spring is not in the Course Reader. You need to get a copy on your own.) We will be finishing with Walden this week: however, you have already done this reading.
Lectures
Lectures will be shown from 11:00am -12:15pm on Tuesday & Thursday in Campbell Hall. Lectures start promptly at 11:00am and run for the entire period. Attendance will be taken via iClicker.
Here is the PDF of the lecture notes (i.e. the Prezi material) for Lecture #15 and Lecture #16.
Film
A number of the films that we have watched this term have focused on personal action, such as adopting a largely plant-based diet or becoming a minimalist, as a way of addressing the climate crisis. This week we will approach this as a political issue by considering the most sweeping legislation ever proposed in the U.S. to address the climate crisis: the Green New Deal.
Although Joe Biden’s climate proposals differ from the Green New Deal, it is still important to consider just what sort of actions would be required to mitigate the climate crisis – as well as to consider the political resistance that this proposal received.
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.
Film assignment: after watching the above three films, please watch Ken’s video on YouTube introducing them and comment on his video.
Please note that your YouTube comments on Ken’s short lectures on the films need to be completed by 6 AM on Monday, December 4.
Lecture #15
Lecture #16
Weekly Documentary Introduction
Lecture Prezi