The table below shows the weekly schedule of lessons and assessments. The schedule is subject to change.
WEEK |
TOPIC |
EXERCISES, QUIZZES, AND TESTS |
DUE |
1
|
Introductions |
Exercise (5%) |
TBA |
| MEDIA | |||
2
|
Plato’s Allegory of the Cave |
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
3
|
The Society of the Spectacle |
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
4
|
Amusing Ourselves to Death |
Quiz (5%) | In-class |
POWER |
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5
|
Democracy and Fascism
|
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
6
|
Capitalism |
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
7
|
MIDTERM EXAM |
20% | In-class |
READING WEEK |
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LIFE |
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8
|
Indigenous and settler relationships to the environment |
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
9
|
Climate Change, Media, and Capitalism |
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
10
|
How to Live your Life: Pleasure and Enjoyment |
Quiz (5%) | In-class |
11
|
How to Live your Life: Creation |
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
12
|
How to Live your Life: Meaning |
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
13
|
How to Live your Life: Love |
Exercise (5%) | TBA |
14
|
Final test |
20% | In-class |