Winter 2020
Meeting:
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm / SMI 105
SLN:
12423
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
"TRASH DIRT FILTH ROT: HOW TO
THINK WITH WASTE"
IN THIS COURSE WE WILL EXPLORE
FOUNDATIONS AND FRAMEWORKS OF
WASTE DISCOURSE. MULTIPLE MEANINGS
OF WASTE INFLECT OUR SOCIETY-FROM
TRASH WE TALK, TO GARBAGE WE TOSS,
TO LIVES RENDERED DISPOSABLE AND
LIFEWAYS DISCARDED AS WORTHLESS.
WHO SAYS WHAT (OR WHO) COUNTS AS
WASTE? HOW NASTY IS FILTH, REALLY?
HOW DO WHOLE LANDSCAPES AND
POPULATIONS BECOME SACRIFICES? WE
WILL SCAVENGE THROUGH ARCHIVES OF
THEORY, SCI-FI, AND POPULAR
CULTURE TO UNBURY JUST WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE, PLACES, AND
THINGS GET TRASHED-AND WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN TRASH TALKS BACK.
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Trash Dirt Filth Rot: How to Think with Waste
In this course we will explore foundations and frameworks of waste discourse. Multiple meanings of waste inflect our society—from trash we talk, to garbage we toss, to lives rendered disposable and lifeways discarded as worthless. Who says what (or who) counts as waste? How nasty is filth, really? How do whole landscapes and populations become sacrifices? We will scavenge through archives of theory, sci-fi, and popular culture to unbury just what happens when people, places, and things get trashed—and what happens when trash talks back.
Catalog Description:
Investigates the theoretical and practical problems of interpretation and knowledge production in a topic chosen by the instructor. Primarily for majors. Prerequisite: CHID 101.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
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December 26, 2024 - 6:26 am