Preparation for 10/2: Case Study #2, Complexity in/and Action

Hello, Everyone:

In preparation for our second Case Study, I'd like the class to read/prepare in groups, giving each group a set of materials to browse in advance of class.

I will ask everyone to review Kaufer's and McDonald's essays, and to read Jones's "Finding the Good Argument" (all in Bb). Those will be our critical tools for navigating the case study on Thursday, along with Style, which we might dabble into if there is time.

And then, I'll ask the following groups to read/annotate these genres before we meet on Thursday. These are all in "Case Study #2," nested inside the folder entitled "Case Studies & Genres" in Bb:

• last name beginning with A-D
• please look at Alexander "The New Jim Crow," Bouie "Criminal Justice Racism," and Christian "Alexander Interview on New Jim Crow"

• last name beginning with E-M
• please look at Bouie "Criminal Justice Racism," Bullard "Race Response to Katrina," Klein "Beyond a Simple Solution," and Constantin "Lunchlines"

• last name beginning with N-V
• please look at Klein "Beyond a Simple Solution," Nat Nakasa's "Writings," and the informational pieces in the NYT and Rand Daily Mail about Nakasa 

Come ready to share your notes with the class on Thursday.

Looking forward to it,
-Prof. Graban