Gender,Place,&CultureGEOG/WAGS333,3credits

AlternativeDeliverySyllabusAddendum

InstructorInformation:Dr.AngelaSubulwaOfficeHours:MF9– 10andbyappointmentEmail:subulwaa@uwosh.edu

COVID-19StatementIwanttostartbyacknowledgingseveralnewrealities:1. Wedidnotsignupforthis

• Noneofusintendedtoteach/learnremotelyorbeisolatedfromourclassmates,colleagues,friends,andcampuscommunity

2. Wewillneednewpriorities• Wewillneednewprioritieswithmorefocusonsupportingeachother,beingflexible

withoneanother,sharingresources,andcommunicatingclearlyandoften3. Theclasswillhavetochange

• Ouroriginalobjectives,assignments,&processesmaynolongermakesenseandsowewilladjust(andwemayhavetore-adjust)

4. Wecanstilllearn• Allcontentwillbeaccessibletoeveryoneinanasynchronousmanner(toaccountfor

ournew,complexreality)• Therewillbeopportunitiesforsynchronous(“live”)discussionsifyouwantorneed

them(alwaysoptional)5. Wecaninalittlefeministpraxiswithoneanother

• Thismeansunderstandingandsupporteachothersperspectivesandtheverydifferentwaysthesechangesmayimpactus-

• ItmeansalwaysrespondingwithKINDESS

CourseDelivery&ContactClasswillbedeliveredthroughreadings,videos,smalllectures,PowerPoints,anddiscussionsavailablethroughCanvas.

WewillsticktothecoursescheduleasmuchaspossiblebutIhavedecreasedthereadingandwritingloads.

OfficehoursandindividualappointmentswilltakeplaceusingCollaborateUltra(whichisavailableinCanvas).WecanalsoexploreusingMicrosoftTeamsand/orZoomifthatworksbetterforyou.

TextbooksWeonlyhave1chapterlefttoreadfromFeministSpaces:Gender&GeographyintheGlobalContext(duringWeek9).

WewillreadanddiscussWhentheLightisFireMaasaischoolgirlsincontemporaryKenya duringWeeks11and12.

TherewillalsobesupplementalreadingsdistributedonCanvas.

Gender,Place,&Culture Dr.Subulwa

GRADING&REQUIREMENTS

Yourfinalgradewillbedeterminedbyyourperformanceonthefollowingassessments:

Activity %

MidtermExam 10%

Campus/GlobalEngagement 10%

ReflectionJournal 20%

ClassroomEngagement 15%

CanvasDiscussions 20%

FinalPaper 25%

GradingScale:95%A90%A-87%B+80%B77%C+70%C67%D+60%D<60%F

ReflectionJournal(20%)Wewereoriginallyscheduledtosubmit10journalentries(600wordminimum)throughoutthesemesterwhichwouldcountfor30%ofyouroverallgrade.Priortothetransition,wehadsubmitted4ofthe10entries.Giventheunexpectedtransition,Iamreducingthenumberofjournalentriesfrom10to6.Thismeansyouwillcompletetwomorereadingjournalsbeforetheendofthesemester(due4/10and5/3).Becauseofthisadjustment,thisportionofthecoursewillcountfor20%ofyouroverallgrade.

MidtermExam(10%)Youcompletedthemid-termexamonMarch9th priortothistransition.

Campus/GlobalEngagement(10%)Inthespiritoffeministgeography’scommitmenttopraxis,youwillalsoengageincampusconversationsconnectedtocoursethemes.Anycampusengagementreflectionsthathavealreadybeensubmittedstillcount.Ifyouattendedanevent,butdidnotyetwriteaboutit,feelfreetowriteaboutitnowandsubmitit.Giventhatallcampuseventshavebeencancelled,Ihavepostedaseriesofsupplementaldocumentaries,webinars,andpaneldiscussionsthatyoucanchoosefrom.Select1or2(dependingonhowmanyyouneedtomeettherequirementof2)towatch.Afterwatching,submitawrittenreflectionthatmakesconnectionsbetweentheactivityandlargercoursethemes.

ClassroomEngagement(15%)Thisportionofyourgradeisdeterminedbyyourclassroomengagementpriortothecancellationofface-to-faceinstruction(asdescribedintheoriginalsyllabus).Thevalueofthisgradecategoryhaschangedfrom25%to15%aswewillnotbeinaface-to-faceclassroomforapproximatelyhalfofthesemester.

Spring2020,PartII

Gender,Place,&Culture Dr.SubulwaSpring2020,PartII

GRADING&REQUIREMENTS

Yourfinalgradewillbedeterminedbyyourperformanceonthefollowingassessments:

GradingScale:95%A90%A-87%B+80%B77%C+70%C67%D+60%D<60%F

CanvasDiscussions(20%)Ourclassroomdynamicwillneedtoswitchtoaccommodateforthelackofface-to-faceinteraction.WewillutilizeCanvasDiscussionstomeetsomeoftheobjectivesofclassroomdiscussion.

Fulldetails,aswellasarubric,willbeprovidedonCanvas.

FinalPaper(25%)Overthecourseofthesemester,youwillengageinanindividualresearchproject,whichwillultimatelyresultinthesubmissionofresearchpaper(3,000wordminimum).

Youwillbegradedonyourpaperproposal/outline(April19th – waspreviouslyscheduledforApril1st)andyourfinalpapersubmission(May15th – waspreviouslyscheduledforMay4th).Istronglyencourageyoutoscheduleone-on-onemeetingswithmetoworkontopicselection,literaturereviews,etc.

Therewillbenoin-classoralpresentationaspreviouslyrequired– butyouwillcreatea2slidevirtualpresentationthatyouwillsharewithyourclassmatesviathediscussionboardsduringthefinalweekofclass.

Activity %

MidtermExam 10%

Campus/GlobalEngagement 10%

ReflectionJournal 20%

ClassroomEngagement 15%

CanvasDiscussions 20%

FinalPaper 25%

GROUNDINGGLOBALFEMINISMS

Week8– TheColonial&Post-Colonial 30MAR,1&3APRRead/Watch: Colonial/Post-ColonialReading/ViewingPacket(Canvas)ClassDiscussionsInitialPosts(due4/2at11:59pm)ClassDiscussionsReplyPosts(due4/5at11:59pm)

Week9– Ecofeminism 6,8,&10APRRead/Watch: FeministSpacesChapter7

TakingRoot– TheVisionofWangariMaathai(Canvas)ClassDiscussionsInitialPosts(due4/9at11:59pm)ClassDiscussionsReplyPosts(due4/12at11:59pm)ReflectionJournal#5(due4/12by11:59pm)

Week10– DevelopmentI 13,15,&17APRRead/Watch: DevelopmentIReading/ViewingPacket(Canvas)ClassDiscussionsInitialPosts(due4/16at11:59pm)ClassDiscussionsReplyPosts(due4/19at11:59pm)PaperProposal(due4/19at11:59pm)

Week11–WhentheLightisFireI 20,22,&24APRRead: WhentheLightisFire,Introduction,Chapters1&2Watch:KenyaViewingPacket(Canvas)ClassDiscussionsInitialPosts(due4/23at11:59pm)ClassDiscussionsReplyPosts(due4/26at11:59pm)

Week12– WhentheLightisFireII 27&29APR,1MAYRead: WhentheLightisFire,Chapters3,4,&ConclusionWatch:DevelopmentIIViewingPacket(Canvas0ClassDiscussionsInitialPosts(due4/30at11:59pm)ClassDiscussionsReplyPosts(due5/3at11:59pm)ReflectionJournal#6(due5/3by11:59pm)

Week13– CriticalGeopolitics 4,6,&8MAYRead/Watch: CriticalGeopoliticsReading/ViewingPacket(Canvas)ClassDiscussionsInitialPosts(due4/30at11:59pm)ClassDiscussionsReplyPosts(due5/3at11:59pm)

Week14– ReflectionsonGenderingGeography&PlacingGender 11,13,&15MAYClassDiscussionsInitialPosts(due5/12at11:59pm)ClassDiscussionsReplyPost(due5/15at11:59pm)FinalPaper(due5/15at11:59pm)

IMPORTANTDATES

Entry Date

5 4/12Sunday

6 5/3Sunday

ReadingJournals

PaperProposal:April19thFinalPaper:May15th

Week Item Due

8 KnowyourAfricanFeministInitialPostWeek8ClassDiscussionInitialPost

Thursday, 4/2 by 11:59pm

8 KnowyourAfricanFeministReplyPostsWeek8ClassDiscussionReplyPosts

Sunday, 4/5 by 11:59pm

9 KnowyourAfricanFeministInitialPostWeek9ClassDiscussionInitialPost

Thursday, 4/9 by 11:59pm

9 KnowyourAfricanFeministReplyPostsWeek9ClassDiscussionReplyPosts

Sunday, 4/12 by 11:59pm

10 KnowyourAfricanFeministInitialPostWeek10ClassDiscussionInitialPost

Thursday, 4/16 by 11:59pm

10 KnowyourAfricanFeministReplyPostsWeek10ClassDiscussionReplyPosts

Sunday, 4/19 by 11:59pm

11 KnowyourAfricanFeministInitialPostWeek11ClassDiscussionInitialPost

Thursday, 4/23 by 11:59pm

11 KnowyourAfricanFeministReplyPostsWeek11ClassDiscussionReplyPosts

Sunday, 4/26 by 11:59pm

12 KnowyourAfricanFeministInitialPostWeek12ClassDiscussionInitialPost

Thursday, 4/30 by 11:59pm

12 KnowyourAfricanFeministReplyPostsWeek12ClassDiscussionReplyPosts

Sunday, 5/3 by 11:59pm

13 KnowyourAfricanFeministInitialPostWeek13ClassDiscussionInitialPost

Thursday, 5/7 by 11:59pm

13 KnowyourAfricanFeministReplyPostsWeek13ClassDiscussionReplyPosts

Sunday, 5/10 by 11:59pm

14 KnowyourAfricanFeministInitialPostWeek14ClassDiscussionInitialPost

Tuesday, 5/12 by 11:59pm

14 KnowyourAfricanFeministReplyPostsWeek14ClassDiscussionReplyPosts

Friday, 5/15 by 11:59pm

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