CHID 110 A: The Question of Human Nature

Time and Place:
Mondays & Tuesdays --> 9:40-11:50 (options: THO 101/Zoom/Panopto Recording)
Wednesdays & Thursdays --> Asynchronous (activities on Canvas).

Instructor: Dimas Iqbal Romadhon (dimas@uw.edu) | Office hour (by appointment): Zoom

Official course description

In this course, we will examine the various forms of interaction between human nature and culture across the world using critical theories and creative methods. Students will participate in hybrid lectures and activities which will cultivate students’ abilities to:

1. Understand interdisciplinary approaches to nature, culture, and (social and multispecies) justice in emerging Anthropocene discourse;
2. Understand and apply methods of social analysis to the study of more-than-human world, as well as the entanglement of humans and nonhuman that shape local/global politics, economics, and ecosystems;
3. Engage questions of ethical responsibility, sociopolitical action, environmental justice, and collective survival shared across differences.

Materials

All materials are provided as a link on Canvas.

Requirements and grading

Students are expected to read all assigned materials and participate actively in class discussions. Students will engage in film discussions, write essays around a key concept or reading each week, and develop a final paper that demonstrates an understanding and engagement of topics, experience in field observation and library research, and a capacity for critical thinking.

I reserve the right to reject your submitted work if it doesn't show a serious effort–I will let you know why I think so, and you are welcome to resubmit it.

Here is the conversion scale:

Disability and religious accommodations

The Disability Resources for Students Office (DRS): 448 Schmitz, Box 355839, (206) 543-8924, uwdrs@uw.edu.
Religious accommodations on case-by-case basis (contact instructor).

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as the use of work by another person, the use of work submitted to another course without the consent of both instructors, or the use of someone else’s words, ideas, or arrangement of ideas without giving proper reference to the author. This is a serious violation of the Student Honor Code. It applies to all electronic sources found on the Worldwide Web or on other online databases such as those available through our campus libraries. Please see the section on plagiarism in the Student Handbook. All plagiarized work will be graded missing.

This course will use a plagiarism detection service to identify plagiarism for any assignments submitted electronically through Canvas. This service will report any indications of the use of original text in students’ works and whether all materials quoted, paraphrased, summarized, or used from another source are appropriately referenced. Students should notify the campus administrator to delete assignments from the database or those assignments will be stored for the duration of the contract with the service.

Communication

Please check the course website regularly for course-related announcements and changes. Use the course website email tool for sending emails. Always include your name and course code (CHID 110) when contacting the instructor. Allow 48 hours for responses to email inquiries and do not expect to receive a response over the weekend. I will not engage in lengthy email exchanges about assignment results with individual students, instead use office hours for discussing materials, grades, and obstacles.

Other resources

Campus writing centers: https://www.lib.washington.edu/ougl/owrc

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Meeting Schedule