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ENGLISH 24

(A.K.A. CLIMATE CRISIS 101)


Week #5

Weekly Assignments

Lectures

Lecture #9, Monday, April 29, Juliet Schor is an economist and sociologist at Boston College, as well as author of Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth  and After the Gig.

Watch as a video / Listen to as an audio podcast

Midterm exam, Wednesday, May 1, in Campbell Hall during the lecture period.

Reading

The Ministry for the Future, Conclusion, Chapters 84-106 (pages 417-563).

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

Climate Refugees (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 YouTube comments by 6am (PST) on Monday, May 8 to receive full credit. Details on the commenting process can be found on the main syllabus page.

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