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Restr C 5 MWF 800-920 * * Laux-Bachand,Leanne Open 19/ 20
TITLE: WRITING YOUR HISTORIES AND
HOPES.
DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS WILL
EXAMINE YOUR EDUCATIONAL HISTORIES
WHEN YOUR WRITING WAS VALUED AND
WHEN YOUR VOICE WAS NOT HEARD. WE
WILL BUILD ON THOSE HISTORIES TO
EXPLORE WHAT WRITING IN COLLEGE CAN
LOOK LIKE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF
CLASSROOMS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE 91探花
TACOMA A PLACE WHERE YOUR WORDS
MATTER.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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Restr G 5 to be arranged * * Lewis,Daniel Closed 20/ 20
TITLE: WRITING FROM THE MARGINS.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE DEVELOPS
READING, WRITING, AND CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS THAT ARE VITAL IN
AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT. AN
EXPLORATION OF THE THEME 'WRITING
FROM THE MARGINS' WILL GUIDE OUR
CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO
OCCUPY A PERSPECTIVE OUTSIDE OF
THE DOMINANT DISCOURSE AND
CULTURE. READINGS WILL DRAW FROM A
VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING NEWS
ARTICLES, ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP,
AND LITERARY WORKS RANGING FROM
THE EXILE POETRY OF OVID TO THE
PRISON DIARY OF LIL WAYNE.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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Restr I 5 TTh 1010-1210 * * Cardinal,Alison Closed 20/ 20
TITLE: LANGUAGE AND POWER.
DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS EXPLORES
WHAT ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING
IS THROUGH THE LENS OF LANGUAGE AND
POWER. WE WILL BE EXPLORING WHAT
STANDARD ENGLISH IS AND WRITING
ABOUT LANGUAGE DISCRIMINATION AND
THE POWER OF WORDS TO ENACT CHANGE.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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Restr INTRO TO SCIENCE | (NW) |
Restr B 5 MW 130-330 * * Selkin,Peter A Open 22/ 25
TITLE: DISASTERS.
DESCRIPTION: INTRODUCES NATURAL
HAZARDS, RISK, AND RESILIENCE FROM
A NATURAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE, AND
EXPLORES HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE,
HISTORY, POLICY, AND OTHER
PERSPECTIVES SHAPE WHAT WE CONSIDER
A DISASTER. YOU WILL EXPLORE THE
PROCESS OF SCIENCE, AS WELL AS
SCIENTIFIC HABITS OF MIND INCLUDING
STATISTICAL THINKING, DATA
ANALYSIS, AND MODEL BUILDING, AS
APPLIED TO HISTORICAL, CURRENT, AND
FUTURE DISASTERS IN THE WORLD
AROUND YOU. CASE STUDIES INCLUDE
LANDSLIDES, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES,
CLIMATE CHANGE, AND DISEASE.
OFFERED BY REMOTE INSTRUCTION.
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Restr D 5 TTh 1010-1210 CP 105 Gelarden,Carly J Open 22/ 25
TITLE: 50 SHADES OF GREEN-
EXPLORING THE DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS
AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON
STATE.
DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS
SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
NATURAL HISTORY OF WASHINGTON
STATE. EACH WEEK WE WILL EXPLORE A
NEW ECOSYSTEM FOUND IN WASHINGTON,
FROM MOUNTAINS TO SEA. WE WILL
LEARN ABOUT THE CLIMATE, GEOLOGY,
ECOLOGY AND WILDLIFE THAT MAKE EACH
OF THESE ECOSYSTEMS UNIQUE. THIS
CLASS WILL USE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY-
BASED ACTIVITIES IN BOTH THE
CLASSROOM AND THE FIELD TO HELP US
OBSERVE AND EXPLAIN PATTERNS FOUND
IN NATURE.
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Restr INTRO SOC SCI | (I&S) |
Restr B 5 MTTh 930-1100 * * Velasquez,Tanya Grace 24/ 25
OPEN TO SUMMER BRIDGE STUDENTS
ONLY.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT
DEIRDRE RAYNOR AT DRAYNOR@UW.EDU.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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Restr INTRO TO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
Restr C 5 MWF 930-1050 * * Kucher,Michael 23/ 25
TITLE: A CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF SH*T.
DESCRIPTION: INDUSTRIALIZED AND
DEVELOPING SOCIETIES EACH FACE AN
ECOLOGICAL CRISIS THAT NOW
CHALLENGES THE EXISTING MEANS OF
DEALING WITH THE URINE AND FECES OF
HUMANS AND OUR DOMESTICATED
ANIMALS. FROM DIAPERS TO
SUSTAINABLE TOILETS TO CAFOS, THIS
COURSE WILL USE AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH GROUNDED
IN THE HUMANITIES TO TRACE CHANGING
SCIENCE, PERCEPTIONS, AND PRACTICES
REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL. STARTING
WITH THEORETICAL QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE NATURE OF "SHIT" WE
WILL RETRACE ITS HISTORY FROM THE
STONE AGE TO THE INFORMATION AGE.
ALONG THE WAY WE WILL PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO THE ECONOMIC,
CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
OF WASTE DISPOSAL. ALONG THE WAY
STUDENTS WILL GAIN A RANGE OF
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND GROW THEIR
SKILLS IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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Restr F 5 MTTh 930-1100 * * Bacho,Peter R 22/ 25
OPEN TO SUMMER BRIDGE STUDENTS
ONLY.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT
DEIRDRE RAYNOR AT DRAYNOR@UW.EDU.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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