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ANTHR 19G Surviving the Future:
The (Re)emergence of Sustainable Cultures

Reading Assignments

Weekly homework and class participation related to readings:

a. Complete assigned book reading (about 50 pages per week) as indicated below (page numbers are where to stop)
b. Write the following responses to the reading (and post on blog, 35% of course grade):

  1. Explain how one idea in the reading relates to other topics already covered in class or something you learned elsewhere (another class or life experience).
  2. List what you think are the three to five most important points made in the reading.
  3. Write a question to provoke discussion among others who read the same passage.
  4. Note any important points that connect with or inform your research topic on the research topic blog page.

c. Present (or co-present) a one to four minute summary of your book group’s key findings for the week (10% of course grade).
d. Evaluate your own and your book groupmates’ contributions to the discussion (10% of course grade).

Book / Due Date 3/2 3/9 3/16 3/23 3/30
Eisler R. 2007. The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics. Berrett-Koehler ISBN#781576753880 Intro, Ch 1 & 2 (to p. 46) Ch 3, 4 & 5 (p. 116) Ch 6 &7 (p. 164) Ch 8 & 9 (p. 212) Ch 10 (p. 236)
Hawken P. 2007. Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming. Viking ISBN#9780670038527 Ch 1, 2 & 3 (p. 48) Ch 4 & 5 (p. 86) Ch 6 & 7 (p. 138) Ch 8 & 9 (p. 190) Appendix sections appropriate to your presentation topic
Jones V. 2008. The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems. HarperCollins ISBN#9780061350758 Foreward, Introduction, Ch 1 (p. 34) Ch 2 & 3 (p. 86) Ch 4 & 5 (p. 144) Ch 6 & 7 (p. 189) Afterword, Action Items (p. 198) and items from Resource List appropriate to your topic
McDonough W, Braungart M. 2002. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. North Point Press ISBN#9780865475878 Intro, Ch 1 (p. 44) Ch 2 & 3 (p. 91) Ch 4 (p. 117) Ch 5 (p. 156) Ch 6 (p. 186)
McKibben B. 2007. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. Times Books ISBN#9780805076264 Intro, Ch 1 (p. 45) Ch 2 (p. 94) Ch 3 (p. 128) Ch 4 (p. 176) Ch 5 & Afterword (p. 232)
Stephen, A (ed). 2006. WorldChanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century. Abrams ISBN#9780810930957 Foreword & Intros (p.11-26), Intro & selections from "Stuff" More selections from "Stuff," Intro & selections from "Shelter" Intro & selections from "Cities" & "Community" Intro & selections from "Business" & "Politics" Intro & selections from "Planet"
Remember to post your reading responses on the class blog!
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
--R. Buckminster Fuller

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