ENGLISH 24
(A.K.A. CLIMATE CRISIS 101)
Week #9
Weekly Assignments
Lectures
Monday, May 27, no class (Memorial Day).
Lecture #17, Wednesday, May 29, Richard Widick produced and directed the film The Edmund Pettus Bridge to Climate Justice.
Watch as a video / Listen to as an audio podcast
Reading
Pope Francis’s encyclical letter on climate change.
Please note that this is an edited version of Francis’s encyclical letter that I (Ken) put together, as the original is more than three times longer than this shortened version.
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
The Edmund Pettus Bridge to Climate Justice.
Note that this reading is not on Gauchocast. Instead, the filmmaker (Richard Widick, who is visiting our class this week) has set it up so that we can stream it from this link using the following password: TheEPBCJ2021. If for some reason this link doesn’t work, you can also stream it from Vimeo using the same password.
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, June 5 to receive full credit. Details on the commenting process can be found on the main syllabus page.
Where did Ken record this week’s videos?
In Bending the Curve, Ram suggests_____ as a better metaphor than a greenhouse when describing global warming.
A) a blanket
B) a mirror
C) a “clear and cloudless day”
D) although “flawed,” he thinks a greenhouse is a good metaphor
E) in fact, he suggests that a greenhouse is a “perfect” metaphor
In her talk, Nicole Seymour drew attention to climate activists
A) who are currently in prison
B) who died in prison
C) dressed like mermaids
D) currently awaiting sentencing
E) none of these
https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/styles/original/public/2019-08/household-emissions.jpg?itok=3LssXQIh
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/images/2023-04/electricity-ghg-2023-caption.png
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2016-05/global_emissions_sector_2015.png?itok=zS5v3kK2
https://drawdown.org/solutions/table-of-solutions
https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en