History
What is the study of History, or what do historians do?
Historians are asked to analyze, contextualize, and interpret the past. History is NOT just the chronological ordering of events, nor is it just about memorizing those events.
Area of Robin Wall Kimmerer's university degree
Bryology (the study of mosses)
Camera angle that signifies power difference or hierarchy of power
high angle / low angle
FIRST things to address when peer reviewing an essay
Higher order concerns: thesis statement, logic, organization
What is the most elegant citation style?
Chicago Style Citation
Define environmental history
"Environmental history understands the environment in a historical context, while at the same time understanding human history in an environmental context." (Isenberg)
Main mode of thought that Plumwood critiqued in her essay
Rationalism
Describe the difference between a long shot and a long take
Long shot: defined by the proximity of the camera to the subject being filmed; shows the full human body & surroundings
Long take: one continuous shot with complex movement & action defined by the duration of the shot.
Ways to determine a secondary source is credible
Author: credentials, publications in the field, affiliation with a university or research group
Publisher: university press, reputable popular press, peer review process
Date of publication: is the source outdated, does the publication date allow for relevant context on the topic
Grammar rule that Krysten will die repeating to students
"this" is a determiner, meaning it must be followed by a noun, especially when using it to start a sentence
5 "C"s of Historical Thinking
Change over time
Causality
Context
Complexity
Contingency (agency)
Difference between shallow & deep ecology
Shallow: concerned with fighting against pollution and resource depletion. Its central objective is the health and affluence of people in the developed countries.
Deep: concerned with the right for all life to flourish on its own terms, without regard for human interest.
Name of the ethnobotanist on whom Evan's character is based
Richard Evans Schultes
Name the three steps of a close reading
1. Notice what you notice
2. Interpret what you've noticed
3. Analyze details in relation to a broader argument
icebreaker on the first day of class
"why are you here?"
Difference between Historiography & Methodology
Historiography: the study of history as a discipline; meta-analysis of the methods historians use
Methodology: the approaches to history that scholars use; a particular way of 'doing' the research itself
Name the 4 major branches of philosophy
Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Metaphysics
Name the Amazonian tribe that the actor who plays "old Karamakate" belongs to
Huitoto
Characteristics of a good thesis statement
1. Makes a contestable claim
2. Establishes relevance of topic to the discourse community (without forecasting)
3. Clearly written with precise language
What was the title image for the AI lecture, and why was it selected?
Engraving of Ned Ludd, Leader of the Luddites, 1812
Ludd was an English weaver who smashed knitting frames in 1779 as an act of protest, becoming the symbol of the 19th century Luddite movement, a labor movement protesting the use of automated textile machinery due to unfair worker pay & product quality.
Difference between historical materialism & idealism
Idealism: There is a fundamental human ‘spirit’ which is aimed towards freedom. All of human history is unfolding in some fashion towards absolute freedom (in a dialectical process). Material conditions of life in human history are the by-product of this dialectical process
Materialism: Humans are fundamentally constituted by & affected by their material environments. All of human history can be read as a description of humans’ interactions with their material conditions (primarily their means of subsistence & production, like access to food, tools, land, work, water). Ideals in human history (extrapolated to political, cultural & social structures) only change in response to material conditions changing
Relevance of the Potawatomi word "Aakibmaadiziiwin," meaning "a being of the earth"
Root "aaki" is the basis for Kimmerer's ki/kin pronouns
What ended the first rubber boom?
Henry Wickham traveled from England to Brazil in 1876 to study the rubber tree, smuggling seeds back to England where they were studied & grown in the queen’s botanical gardens for ~20yrs before being planted in then-British colonies (principally Malaysia, Sri Lanka, & Singapore).
Name two ways that reverse outlining can be useful to students
1. as a revision tool on a rough draft or existing essay
2. as a note-taking tool in the pursuit of understanding dense philosophical/theoretical texts
What is the poem we used to practice close reading in the first week of class?
(hint: wet petals)
"In a station of the metro" --Ezra Pound (1913)