What are the details of our daily existence? What systems dominate our lives? What meanings can we make of our situation?

This social studies/humanities course will steal from various disciplines - including anthropology, critical theory, cultural studies, economics, futurology, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology - to help us make sense of our situation.

A major goal of the course will be to focus your attention on your own life. Together we will investigate major systems that create and rule our lives including capitalism, school, family, popular culture, and the US government. And we will figure out how to interpret our lives, and these systems, and the collision of our lives and these systems.

We will detour into the future and the past but our journey will be primarily contemporary.

Monday, November 16, 2009

HW 23 - 1st Constructivist Exploration of Cool

For this first post of the Cool unit please explore the definition, feeling, concept, experience, pursuit of cool.

What questions do you have about being cool? About being uncool?

What insights have flashed into your mind about cool? Who is cool? What defines cool? What are different types of cool? Are you cool?

Please write an EXPLORATORY 3-6 paragraphs. Use your concept maps from Friday for ideas. Don't write down every possible idea - write down the interesting ones, and then explore them. Please use anecdotes and metaphors and stories and examples to enliven your writing.

Due Tuesday, Nov 17, 8:30am.
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