2nd+6-Weeks

=Tuesday, October 21, 2013= Introduction to critical arguments. Discuss Judith Butler's notion of grief and grievability

Recommended: Watch Judith Butler talk about her book on Youtube. There are 7 parts, this is the first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJT69AQtDtg

Homework: Read 19-23 and 28-31 from Judith Butler's //Precarious Life//

Using the reading, answer the following questions: What does the experience of our grief tell us about who we are? What does the universality of grieving/mourning tell us about what we have in common as people?

=Thursday, October 23, 2013= We'll be using these cards

Homework: Read 31-35, 39-41, and 46 from Judith Butler's [|//Precarious Life//]

Using the reading, answer the following questions: What does it mean to say a life is ungrievable? What is the relationship between concepts of human, violence, and grievability? How is this notion of grievability politically important?

=Tuesday, October 29, 2013= 7th period: Discuss reading assignment. To prepare for the homework, introduce two forms of power: sovereign authority and governmentality. 8th period: LDers will prepare AC outlines, focusing on contention level arguments. LDers will cut contention level arguments from at least one of the articles on the November-December annotated bibliography or an article that you find and send to Mr. Wright.

Homework: Read 56-59, 68-74, and 86-89 from Judith Butler's [|//Precarious Life//] Using the reading, answer the following questions: How are the lives of indefinite detainees treated as ungrievable? How does their status as ungrievable lives lead to more violence against them and others?

Homework: LDers - finish AC outline and include the contention level cards that you'll be using. CXers -

=Thursday, October 31, 2013=

Recommended readings: "Precarious Life, Grievable Life" in Frames of War Homework:

=Monday, November 4, 2013=

Homework: Construct links: Policy: LD:

=Wednesday, November 6, 2013=

Due: Final product: Policy debaters will write a criticism of "war on terror" advantages. LD debaters will write a framework for grievability and impacts into that framework. Homework: revise final product.

=Friday, November 8, 2013=

Due: revisions to final product.