<aside> ⚡ Introduction to the course, talking about what we're going to cover this year...

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• What does it mean to be a human?
• How do scholars of different races help us understand this question?
• Feminist & Queer theory
• Ruth Wilson Gilmore - wrote Golden Gulag

"Crises are not inherently good or bad... crises signals systemic change'

• How do we use this moment to remake our social relationship in the context of education?

How do we come together to learn in a period of crises?

^ the why of why this class has been so extensively redesigned

Navigating Courseworks

• Everything we need to know about class is in the syllabus
• Modules
  • Representing the 4 units that make up the class
  • List of important dates, scheduled readings, (I already have this stuff recorded in my Notion page)
  • New info on assignments will be added
  • Page of extra readings
  • File section (!!)
    • Where all the PDFs for the readings are + lecture & slideshow notes
    • Organized by unit

How class works

• Mini lectures
• Individual work
• Small group work
• Split up into different types of activities
• 1/2 of class exploring readings
• 1/2 of class peer-review
  • 4 review days throughout the semester
  • Read somebody else's draft
• Must come meet with Alex during the semester for 10% of grade
  • Can literally come talk to him about anything