Fall 2021

Living with Inequality

Listed in: , as EDST-359  |  English, as ENGL-359

Faculty

Barry O'Connell (Section 01)

Description

(Offered as ENGL 359 and EDUC 359) Almost 60% of Americans now experience economic struggles. When they can they struggle to balance food, housing, medical care, clothing, and other needs. There are, at the same time, some 600 billionaires whose combined wealth exceeds that of all other Americans. Yet in 1970, a mere fifty years ago, the United States had the most equitable economic order in the world, and probably in history.

Our course moves around the country and among individuals and groups trying to survive scarcities of many kinds. This is not a literature course but one that does often engage language, how people speak their experience. It will be a journey in exploration.

Limited to 30 students. Fall semester. Professor Emeritus O’Connell.

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, readings, independent research, oral presentations, group work Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.
ENGL 359 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM WEBS 220
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM WEBS 220

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2021