Class Content Homework (to be read/written on date listed)
Week 1 January 4-8
Introduction + syllabus
Close reading
Lecture #1: The Humanities Crisis: What It Is and Why We’re Studying It
Aristotle’s Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Alligator River Story
Quick Harmless-Taboo Scenarios + discussion about how people think morally and politically
“Teaching the humanities: vital to society?” by Nussbaum (on-line)
“Lost in the Meritocracy” by Walter Kirn (CP)
“The Real Humanities Crisis Is Happening at Public Universities” by Hunter and Mohammed (on-line)
Week 2 January 11-15
Lecture #2: Millenials: What “They Say about “You”
Discussion of Nussbaum, Hunter and Mohammed, Kirn
Argument: Claims, Warrants, Support
Start researching for your letter. Read widely about one of three topics:
1. Corporatization of the Canadian University 2. The Construction of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
3. The Politics of Water in Canada
4. Canada’s Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis or 5. A topic of your choice
Week 3 January 18-22
Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Fallacies
How to structure an argument
Letter preparation
How to integrate research
“Universities Head for Extinction” by J.M. Coetzee (on-line)
“Don’t Send Your Kids to the Ivy League” by Deresiewicz (on-line)
“The Coddled Kids Are Alright” by John K. Wilson (on-line)
Week 4 January 25-29
Monday, January 25th: class cancelled
Argument Test for ENGL 112 11N and 14M: January 26
ENGL 112 04N: January 27
Lecture #3: Critical Thought and the Good Life
The University as Research Community
Argument Test (outline, references, etc)
Read Academic Writing Chapter 1
Laurel-Johnson Black, “Stupid Rich Bastards”
Bartholomae, “Inventing the University
Week 5 February 1-5
Feature #1: The Representation of the Research Process
Discuss Bartholomae + LJB
Feature #2: Multiple Levels of Generality
Summary: Levels of language and mapping
Discuss Davison + Price
Read Academic Writing Chapter 1 (CP)
Academic Writing Chapter 2: Summary and Citation
“How do We Rate?” by Davison and Price
Homework: stress, RVers and Creoles
Week 6 February 8-12
Take up: stress, RVers and Creoles
Note-taking and Framing
Feature #3: Topic Identification and Restatement; Feature #4: Framing, summary, citation, documentation
Summary Test
ENGL 112 04N: Feb. 12
ENGL 112 11N and 14M: Feb 11
Summary work in class
Homework: Annotate Davison and Price for the elements of the research process.
SUMMARY TEST
Week 7 February 15-19
Winter break
Singelton-Jackson et al. “Students as Consumers: Are they Buying what We’re Selling?”
Week 8 February 22-26
Feature #5: Critical Stance and the Knowledge Gap
Bring a movie review to class.
Annotate and discuss Davison and Price + Greenberger for elements plus critical stance.
Begin critical summary.
Introduce parameters for the research proposal.
Introduction to research skills using UBC’s library system.
Methods for Conducting Research
Proposals: Student Examples
UBC library tutorial
Greenberger et al. “Self-Entitled College Students”
Bring a SHORT Georgia Straight or Globe and Mail movie review to class along with Davison and Price. We are using these texts in a compare/contrast exercise
Week 9 February 29-March 4
How to draft a critical summary of Davison and Price, Greenberger et al., Singleton-Jackson
Feature #6: Agency
Feature #7 Definition
We will look at various examples of how definition is used in scholarship.
Feature #8 Modals
Discussion of articles.
Thoreau, “Civil Disobedience”
Research Project: Introduction, Research Objective
Week 10 March 7-11
Trouble shooting
Student examples
Lecture #4: Changing Notions of Civic Engagement; Students in Social Movements
Ludlow, “The Banality of Systemic Evil” (on-line)
Goodman, “Data and Goliath: Bruce Schneier on the Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World” (on-line)
Research Project: Critical Summary
Week 11 March 14-18
Lecture #5: Students, Activism, Entitlement, Social Media and Surveillance
Research Lab
Hustinx et al, “Monitorial Citizens or Civic Omnivores? Repertories of Civic Participation Among University Students”
Research Project: Discussion
Week 12 March 21-25
Research Lab
Research Project: Conclusion
RESEARCH PAPERS DUE
Week 13 March 28- April 1
Research Short Talks @ 15 minutes maximum.
*Be sure to bring your Short Talk Rubric to class so that your presentation can be evaluated.
Week 14 April 4- April 8
Research Short Talks @ 15 minutes maximum.
Exam Review
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