Week 10: Last class! (online meeting)

We meet tonight via Google Meet. Check your email for an invitation. Click on the link to join online, or call the phone number and use the pin provided to join in that way. I'll be online from 6-7. I'm going to edit this post to make notes on and share resources related to our …

Week 9: Critical Race Theory, Ethnic Studies

Read Collins,  Black Feminist Thought,Part I  DuBois,“Of the faith of fathers”  (Ch. 10, from The Souls of Black Folk) Morrison, Playing in the Dark I need to put up one more for you: Walker, In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, “Saving the Life that Is Your Own; A Writer Because Of, Not in Spite of, Her …

Week 8: Feminist Studies, Queer Studies

These are two HUGE areas to try to do so quickly. As always, I hope to get you thinking and help you begin to learn relevant theory and methods, in the hopes it will help you continue with related interests and projects. Here, then, are our necessarily-truncated readings lists for this week. Feminist Studies Butler, …

Week 7: Decolonial Studies

Readings This week's featured image is by Luna Enriquez, and it was found on Lhakar Diaries. Required: Simpson, Leanne, Dancing on our Turtle’s Back (Ch 1. plus 2 of your choice); Simpson, Islands of Decolonial Love: Exploring Love on Occupied Land (She also has a book with a similar title, but given our compressed time …

Week 6: Postcolonial Studies

First, apologies for the lateness of this post. I was sick as a dog the last two days and just couldn't get anything quite finished. I hope you've been reading! Now, let's start doing something to help you process those readings. Readings Required: Bhaba “Of Mimicry and Man…”; Spivak, “Can the Subaltern Speak?”; Said Orientalism …

Week 5: Cultural Studies, Cultural History

Mid-term slump? I wonder if Margaret's right, and we were all feeling the old mid-term slump last week. Y'all sure were quiet online! I was having a hard time getting moving, too, honestly. But the kid is off to camp now, hopefully some of your life challenges are quieted a bit too, and it's a …

UPDATE: Mini-papers

I've updated all this on our resources page, but am duplicating it here, and in Canvas announcements, to make sure you all see it. UPDATE: We decided in our week 4 class 1) to do just 2 more, not 3, and b) that you may pick any prompt in any order to turn in on …

Where has dr L been?

@ Computers and Writing 2019! I brought back some stuff to share with you. I have my program, and a bookmark announcing next year's location and theme, and more. (Off the top of my head: ...some good links to resources. ...a print out of one of the keynotes, from Joy Robinson, and photos from lots …

Anthropology + Community-Based Research (Week 4)

This week's featured image is "Wisdom of the Universe," by Métis artist Christi Belcourt. F2F Agenda Tonight, we'll be learning to make something, and discussing the ways in which learning, context, culture, and rhetoric intersect. I expect this activity to bring us around to lots of relevant questions and topics. We should focus on the …

Historiography and Narrative Theory (Week 3)

Agenda this week readingsdiscussion of readingsexploration/synthesis via community notebook (which we might also use, this week, to discuss the syllabus project and the final project proposal you're developing, unless you've been liking Canvas for this purpose?)drafting mini-paper one (due to Google drive by 11:59 pm on 6/23)(dl if you are putting together help on the …