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Lectures take place in the Com Building Recital Hall (Com 107), with overflow in the Com Experimental Theater (Com 124) from 11:15 am to 12:45 pm on Wednesdays of weeks 1, 3, 5 & 9 during fall quarter, and weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 of winter and spring quarters. See\u00a0Readings<\/a>\u00a0page for required readings each week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Week 1<\/strong> (March 30th): Haraway and her Kin: Thinking with Figures<\/em>,\u00a0Sarah Williams <\/a>and Alejandro de Acosta<\/a><\/div>\n
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Readings: Haraway Companion Species, Mis-recognition, and Queer Worlding<\/a>, Le Guin Mazes + The wife’s story<\/a><\/div>\n
Additional Resource:\u00a0Haraway Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Plantationocene, Chthulucene Making Kin<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Instructions for One Method of Tanning Geoduck Skins: Like all skins, geoduck hides are prone to putrefaction and disintegration unless they are steeped or treated with a tanning solution.\u00a0 (Remember Frederica Bowcutt’s winter wk 1 presentation on the Tanoak tree?)\u00a0 One simple, local method is to harvest some Douglas Fir outer bark, brew it into a strong tea in fresh water, and soak the skins for two days in the the solution.<\/div>\n
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Week 3<\/strong> (April 13th): Staying with the Trouble: Making Oddkin in the Chthulucene,<\/em>\u00a0Evans Scholar Donna Haraway<\/a><\/div>\n
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Readings:\u00a0Staying with the Trouble: Making Oddkin in the Chthulucene, Contents<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene, Introduction<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Donna Haraway (Required)<\/div>\n
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Donna Haraway is a Distinguished Professor Emerita in the History of Consciousness Department and Feminist Studies Departments at the University of California, Santa Cruz, United States. A prominent scholar in the field of science and technology studies, Haraway\u2019s tentacular alternative to the anthropocene asks what it means to inherit the histories of companion species on a blasted earth in publications that include Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science; Situated Knowledges; Simians, Cyborgs, and Women; and When Species Meet.<\/div>\n
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Week 5<\/strong>\u00a0(April 27th): Stick Your Neck Out to Create Change\u2014Why and How,\u00a0<\/em>John Graham<\/a><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u201dThe main reason why important challenges such as climate change don\u2019t get met as they should is not that people lack ideas or ideals. There are plenty of smart people with fine ideals. But becoming an agent of change can be scary and too many people hesitate to put the ideas and ideals they have into action. \u201d So says John Graham, a Director of the Giraffe Heroes Project, a global NGO that for more than 30 years has been inspiring and training people to stick their necks out to help solve tough public problems, from climate change to inner city violence to crimes against women. He\u2019ll share with you what he\u2019s learned about sticking your own neck out for what you believe in–lessons from the more than 1300 brave activists honored by the Giraffe Heroes Project so far–and from his own lifetime as a risk-taking adventurer, helping people the world over take on the problems that test our times.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Week 7<\/strong>\u00a0( May 11th):\u00a0Sustainable Practices: Regional Responses to Climate Change-<\/em><\/em><\/div>\n
Peter Guttchen<\/a>:\u00a0aka Captain WasteNot<\/a>, started his recycling career in 1986 traveling all over Lane County Oregon visiting schools to spread the recycling gospel.\u00a0 In 1988, he was hired by the City of Olympia to design and implement what was to become only the second residential curbside recycling program in the country. Today, Peter continues his crusade against wasteful habits as an educator with Thurston County Solid Waste. He is currently working to strengthen the local and regional food donation system to recover more surplus edible food to distribute to people in need in our communities.\u00a0 Peter is also a neighborhood organizer working on\u00a0projects like new parks, sidewalks, trails, public art, and edible forest gardens to transform our community into a safer, more beautiful, more walkable, more bikeable, and more vibrant place to live.<\/div>\n

<\/em><\/em>Beth Doglio<\/a>:\u00a0Beth brings 20 plus years of campaign experience to Climate Solutions. As Campaign Director, she is responsible for integrating campaign strategy into Climate Solution\u2019s flagship programs. She currently serves as the Regional Director for the Power Past Coal campaign. \u00a0She was the founding Executive Director of Washington Conservation Voters and served in that role from 1991 \u2013 1995. In 1996 she was a field organizer for National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL). She also served as a campaign organizer and later the development director for Audubon Washington. \u00a0Beth has worked in public, private, non-profit sectors and served in leadership staff positions in numerous political campaigns. She has managed communications, has extensive organizing and direct advocacy expertise, and significant fundraising experience. \u00a0Beth has a BA from Indiana University in Political Science and Telecommunications. A mom of two young boys, she enjoys the outdoors, cycling, yoga, running, and traveling.<\/div>\n
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Tom Crawford<\/a>\u00a0: An educator, information systems designer and project manager who was also one of the founding members of\u00a0Thurston Climate Action Team<\/a> (TCAT) in 2008. He received his Masters of Education degree from Eastern Washington University, and his Bachelor of Arts from Gonzaga University. Currently retired, Tom\u2019s career included curriculum design, training and technical assistance for Indian education projects in public schools throughout the Pacific Northwest, and consulting and training for information systems projects within state and local government and business organizations. He also worked with Puget Sound businesses to build awareness of the Natural Step<\/a>\u00a0approach to sustainability, and is trained in the Dialogue Education<\/a> approach to adult learning. As a TCAT board member, Tom helped establish an innovative energy efficiency program, called Thurston Energy<\/a>, in partnership with Thurston Economic Development Council. He also led the development of Thurston County\u2019s first comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory, and worked with faculty from local higher education institutions to complete a survey of county residents on attitudes toward climate change and clean energy.<\/div>\n
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Resources:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ecobuilding.org\/olympia<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/climatesolutions.org\/<\/a>,\u00a0http:\/\/olympiawa.gov\/city-government\/departments\/public-works.aspx<\/a>,\u00a0http:\/\/olympiawa.gov\/city-utilities\/garbage-and-recycling.aspx<\/a>,\u00a0http:\/\/www.sustainablesouthsound.org\/<\/a><\/div>\n
(These organizations and agencies function with huge input from student interns and researchers.)<\/div>\n
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Week 9<\/strong>\u00a0( May 25th): The Cat’s Cradle Studies Department Presents: THE COLLAPSE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A VIEW FROM THE FUTURE<\/em><\/div>\n
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Reading:\u00a0The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Naomi Oreskes<\/a> and Erik M. Conway<\/a><\/div>\n
Additional Resources:\u00a0<\/div>\n
www.wastelessfood.com<\/a>,\u00a0<\/div>\n
Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN \u2013 (FAO) reports, videos, and more on climate change and food wastage –\u00a0 http:\/\/www.fao.org\/nr\/sustainability\/food-loss-and-waste\/en\/<\/a>, and<\/div>\n
The Ad Council\u2019s new food waste campaign \u2013 www.savethefood.com<\/a><\/div>\n

PAST\u00a0EVENTS:<\/h4>\n

Fall<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Week 1\u00a0<\/strong>(September 30th):\u00a0A Geologic Context for the \u201cAnthropocene<\/span>\u201d and Ongoing Climate Change<\/em>, Abir Biswas<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reading:\u00a0The Human Age, Nature, 2015, by R. Monastersky<\/a>\u00a0(Required)<\/p>\n

Additional resources:\u00a0The “Anthropocene” by Crutzen & Stoermer<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading prompt: \u00a0What changes have scientists observed in earth surface processes and climate in recent history that have prompted discussions of creating a new geological epoch (currently dubbed the \u201cAnthropocene<\/span>\u201d)? \u00a0Consider how these changes could (1) be recorded in the geological record and (2) compare to catastrophic events in Earth\u2019s past. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Week 3<\/strong>\u00a0(October 14th): Human Presence on Planet Earth<\/em>,\u00a0Karen Gaul\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading:\u00a0Climate of History – Dipesh Chakrabarty<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Dipesh Chakrabarty (Required)<\/p>\n

Week 5\u00a0<\/strong>(October 28th):\u00a0Oceans and Contemporary Global Climate Change<\/em>,\u00a0Gerardo Chin-Leo<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading:IPCCSummaryPolicyMakers<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 9\u00a0<\/strong>(December 2nd): Ocean Change: The Carbonate Trajectory of Ocean Climate<\/em>,<\/strong>\u00a0Pauline Yu<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading:\u00a0The Pathway from Science to Policy, Oceanography, 2015<\/a>\u00a0by Mathis, Cooley, Yates & Williamson<\/p>\n

Reading prompt: Ocean Acidification (OA) is a wide-reaching global phenomenon, just like sea-level rise, overfishing and ocean warming. Our current lives are impacting and impacted by all 4 problems at different intensities and different stages of each threat. Based on the information presented in the paper, (and as a current Washington state resident), how does OA rank in priority among the listed ocean concerns locally for you or your community? How do you compare that local ranking to a priority ranking (assigned by you) for the global ocean concerns? Lastly, consider the question–is there non-monetary value that calcified marine animals might have in your life?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Winter\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Week 1<\/strong> (January 6th): The Tanoak Tree: An Environmental History of a Pacific Coast Hardwood<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>Frederica Bowcutt<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading:Tanoak Landscapes: Tending a Native American Nut Tree, Madrono, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n

Additional Resources:\u00a0Bowcutt press release<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 3<\/strong> (January 20th): The Role of the Sun in Climate Change<\/em><\/strong>, EJ Zita<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading:\u00a0Living with a Variable Sun<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 5<\/strong> (February 3rd): Category Controversy: What Does It Mean To Say Anthropocene?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Panel Discussion moderated by Miranda Mellis<\/a>, with\u00a0EJ Zita, Zoltan Grossman, Shangrila Wynn<\/a>, and Alejandro de Acosta<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading: Holmberg’s Mistake<\/a>\u00a0, The Anthropocene Debate<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0Haraway Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Plantationocene, Chthulucene Making Kin<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 7<\/strong> (February17th): The Resilience Doctrine: Disaster Cooperativism in the Climate Crisis, \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i>Zoltan Grossman<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading:\u00a0Interview with Rebecca Solnit<\/a><\/p>\n

Additional Resources:\u00a0Introduction to Rebecca Solnit\u2019s A Paradise Built in Hell<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 9<\/strong> (March 2nd): Politics in the Age of Environmental Thinking<\/strong><\/em>, Andrew Culp<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading:\u00a0The Non-political Politics of Climate Change<\/a><\/p>\n

“What happens to the concept of ‘politics’ when ecological crises
become the leading threat to our way of life? Or more provocatively,
what happens when governance ‘no longer confronts us like a subject
facing us, but an environment that is hostile to us’? In this talk, I
discuss how the traditional concept of politics as conflict is
reconfigured by the ecological milieu, a diffusion of complex forces,
and non-human actors.”<\/p>\n

Andrew Culp is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Studies at
Whitman College. His work is on the cultural study of new paradigms of
power. He recently completed a manuscript, Dark Deleuze and the Death
of This World, and his work has appeared in Angelaki: Journal of the
Theoretical Humanities, Communication and Critical\/Cultural Studies,
parallax, Radical Philosophy, and Affinities: A Journal of Radical
Theory, Culture, and Action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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