Honors Colloquium<\/p>\n
Prof. Jacob Hamblin<\/p>\n
Dawn of the Anthropocene<\/p>\n
Fall 2019, Thursdays 1-2pm, Learning Innovation Center (LINC) 360<\/strong><\/p>\n Description:<\/strong> \u00a0We grew up believing that \u201cgeological time\u201d and \u201chuman history\u201d were quite distinct, with one extending across ages beyond imagination and the other occurring as a tiny blip.\u00a0 But in recent years, scientific findings about the lasting effects of climate change, deforestation, ocean acidification, and other human-caused natural changes have led us to a new realization: we now live in an era of the earth\u2019s history that is defined by human influence.\u00a0 How has this changed the ways we look at the world around us? Does it require a new brand of ethics? Does it make us rethink our own history? Does it direct our imagination? In this course we will explore the environmental arts and humanities to confront the ways our culture responds to living in an age we did not intend, yet is of our own making.<\/p>\n Assignments & Grading: <\/strong>This is a Pass\/No Pass course, based on two criteria:<\/p>\n 1) Weekly Essays: <\/strong>Students should prepare a reflection of approximately 300-500 words each week to be posted on the colloquium blog (which I will maintain).\u00a0 Please post them by the end of Tuesday during the week they are assigned, so that you can read others’ posts on Wednesday (and so the visiting professor can do so as well) in advance of our meeting on Thursday. These reflections should not merely summarize, but should tease out what the week\u2019s reading was attempting to communicate. Remember that this will be readily available for anyone to see, worldwide, so you will need to conduct yourself professionally.\u00a0 Feel free to have fun with it.\u00a0 Tell us what the reading meant to you, and how it connects to other issues you have seen in your classes, in your life, or in the world around you. Try to avoid getting bogged down in \u201crating\u201d your reading or criticizing its style. Instead, focus on the ideas.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2) Participation:<\/strong> There are 8-10 class meetings, depending on scheduling and holidays. Each is mandatory to receive a passing grade. Each meeting will reflect a theme, and will draw upon the expertise of OSU faculty or outside speakers. Students must attend these and actively participate. Often the class meeting will take the form of a debate, in which students are expected to participate, having already read the blog reflections<\/em>.<\/p>\n Schedule and Readings (readings to be provided as links, or are available with online access to the library, or I will send you PDFs)<\/strong><\/p>\n Sep 26. Introductions<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Oct 3. The Environmental Encyclical. (w\/ Hamblin)<\/strong><\/p>\n Lynn White, Jr., \u201cThe Ecologic Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis,\u201d Science<\/em> 155:3767 (10 March 1967), 1203-1207.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pope Francis, Laudato Si [chapter 2 addresses creation and dominion]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Oct 10. <\/strong>Science, Race, and the Anthropocene (w\/ Megan Ward)<\/strong><\/p>\n Read chapter “Geology, Race, and Matter” from Kathryn Yusoff, A Billion Black Anthropocenes or None<\/em><\/p>\n Oct 17.\u00a0 Environmental Ethics (w\/ Allen Thompson)<\/strong><\/p>\n Two readings by Thompson: “A World They Don’t Deserve” and “Radical Hope for Living Well in a Warmer World”<\/p>\n Oct 24. <\/strong>Sustainability (w\/ Emily Yates-Doerr)<\/strong><\/p>\n Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda Maldonado,\u00a0Rosario Garc\u00eda Meza, and\u00a0Emily Yates-Doerr, “Sustainability,” Lexicon for an Anthropocene Yet Unseen<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Oct 31. Engineering Our Way Out (w\/ Ehren Pflugfelder)<\/strong><\/p>\n Selection from Clive Hamilton, Earthmasters<\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2009\/07\/re-engineering-the-earth\/307552\/<\/a><\/p>\n Nov 7. <\/strong>NO CLASS<\/strong><\/p>\n Nov 14. Nature, Sound, and Music (w\/ Dana Reason)<\/strong><\/p>\n Readings TBA<\/p>\n Nov 21. Eco-Imagination (w\/ Ray Malewitz)<\/strong><\/p>\n Paolo Bacigalupi, \u201cThe Tamarisk Hunter\u201d<\/p>\n Nov 28. No Meeting. Happy Thanksgiving<\/strong><\/p>\n Dec 5. Land and Geography (w\/Hannah Gosnell)<\/strong><\/p>\n Readings TBA<\/p>\n The Honors College and its members strive to create an equitable and inclusive community in which all members are welcome, heard, and treated with respect.\u00a0 We uphold these values and take the opportunity to learn from each other.\u00a0 Our greatest strengths and most innovative ideas come from disagreements and collaborations among people with diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and expertise.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Honors Colloquium Prof. Jacob Hamblin Dawn of the Anthropocene Fall 2019, Thursdays 1-2pm, Learning Innovation Center (LINC) 360 Description: \u00a0We grew up believing that \u201cgeological time\u201d and \u201chuman history\u201d were quite distinct, with one extending across ages beyond imagination and the other occurring as a tiny blip.\u00a0 But in recent years, scientific findings about the … Continue reading Syllabus<\/span>