ENGLISH 24
(A.K.A. CLIMATE CRISIS 101)
Week #3
Weekly Assignments
Lectures
Lecture #5, Monday, April 15, Vandana Shiva, an Indian scholar and environmental activist who specializes in food security.
Vandana Shiva interview Ken’s Q&A for Vandana Shiva
Lecture #6, Wednesday, April 17, Kate Raworth, an English economist who advanced “doughnut economics.”
Raworth #1 Raworth #2 Raworth #3 Ken’s Q&A for Kate Raworth
Reading
The Ministry for the Future, Chapters 35-59 (pages 143-279).
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
Soylent Green (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 21 to receive full credit. Details on the commenting process can be found on the main syllabus page.
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Sample midterm questions
In Sarah Ray’s book, which of these is stressed as important
A) scientific facts backed up by refereed publications
B) having “an unshakable feel for what is right”
C) scientific fact backed up by empirical data
D) emotional intelligence
E) none of these
In Soylent Green, climate change (the greenhouse effect) is
A) briefly mentioned
B) never actually mentioned
C) mentioned a number of times
D) that “Which Must Not Be Named”
E) mentioned incessantly
In Robinson’s novel, how do Mary & Frank first meet?
A) He works for her in the Ministry of the Future
B) She works for him in the Ministry of the Future
C) He kidnaps her
D) She swipes on him in a dating app
E) They never meet in the course of the novel