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| - | ### Weekly | + | As a foundation, students are expected to complete the weekly reading assignments. This does not necessarily mean microscopic reading of every page, but it does mean engaging rigorously with portions of particular interest, as well as familiarizing oneself with the works as a whole and thinking critically about their interconnections. Come to class prepared with notes on specific quotations and ideas that you want to discuss. |
| - | Students are expected to complete the weekly reading assignments. This does not necessarily mean microscopic reading of every page, but it does mean engaging rigorously with portions of particular interest, as well as familiarizing oneself with the works as a whole and thinking critically about their interconnections. | + | ### Interventions (30%) |
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| - | #### Interventions (30%) | + | |
| Most weeks, students turn in an Intervention. These Interventions are simple, informal multimedia sketches that contain a) a challenge or problem related to the week's texts and b) an outline for an original strategy that addresses it. Interventions need not be realistic for students to carry out; students may imagine themselves as representing better-resourced organizations, real or imaginary. The purpose of this assignment is to explore our own sense of agency and to exercise adventuresome thinking. Over the course of the semester, a student's Interventions may address various topics, or they can connect in a way that builds toward the final project. | Most weeks, students turn in an Intervention. These Interventions are simple, informal multimedia sketches that contain a) a challenge or problem related to the week's texts and b) an outline for an original strategy that addresses it. Interventions need not be realistic for students to carry out; students may imagine themselves as representing better-resourced organizations, real or imaginary. The purpose of this assignment is to explore our own sense of agency and to exercise adventuresome thinking. Over the course of the semester, a student's Interventions may address various topics, or they can connect in a way that builds toward the final project. | ||
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| Students are invited to view and comment on each other's Interventions. | Students are invited to view and comment on each other's Interventions. | ||
| - | #### Class discussions (30%) | + | ### Class discussions (30%) |
| Students should be active participants and make contributions to the oral discussion that reflect strenuous [[engagement with assigned sources|engagement]] with the assigned texts. Come prepared to contribute original analysis, reflections, and critique. | Students should be active participants and make contributions to the oral discussion that reflect strenuous [[engagement with assigned sources|engagement]] with the assigned texts. Come prepared to contribute original analysis, reflections, and critique. | ||
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| Participation in all sessions is an expectation for the course. Full or partial absences from class, due to circumstances beyond the student's control, should be discussed with the instructor in advance. | Participation in all sessions is an expectation for the course. Full or partial absences from class, due to circumstances beyond the student's control, should be discussed with the instructor in advance. | ||
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| + | Before this assignment is due, you are welcome to propose the grade you think you have earned with a one-paragraph explanation. The instructor will determine final grade, taking your input into account. | ||
| ### Final project (40%) | ### Final project (40%) | ||
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| * Present a promising strategy for circulation, audience, and social change | * Present a promising strategy for circulation, audience, and social change | ||
| - | #### Evaluation | + | ### Evaluation |
| Based on the stated point structure, grades will be awarded as follows: A (94-100), A- (90-93), B+ (87-89), B (83-86), B- (80-82), C+ (77-79), C (73-76), C- (70-72), D+ (67-69), D (63-66), D- (60-62), F (0-59). The minimum passing grade is 60 for undergraduates and 70 for graduate students. | Based on the stated point structure, grades will be awarded as follows: A (94-100), A- (90-93), B+ (87-89), B (83-86), B- (80-82), C+ (77-79), C (73-76), C- (70-72), D+ (67-69), D (63-66), D- (60-62), F (0-59). The minimum passing grade is 60 for undergraduates and 70 for graduate students. | ||
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| * Martin Luther King, Jr., "[Letter from Birmingham Jail](https://letterfromjail.com/)" (April 16, 1963) | * Martin Luther King, Jr., "[Letter from Birmingham Jail](https://letterfromjail.com/)" (April 16, 1963) | ||
| - | ### 8. "The Matrix of Domination" | + | ### 8. "The matrix of domination" |
| * Introduction and chapters 1--2 in Costanza-Chock, _Design Justice_ | * Introduction and chapters 1--2 in Costanza-Chock, _Design Justice_ | ||