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Created: June 6, 2001
Latest update: September 6, 2001
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Transforming Discourse Readings
Week of September 10, 2001: Week 3

Discussion topics for Week 3:

1. What is the point to studying a Marxist revolutionary in 2001?

2. Adversarialism is important to argument as we try to understand the underlying instated assumptions of opposing parties with respect of any issue of contention. Does this fit with Fellman's concept of adversarialism? Explain. See Adversarialism, Definition of

3. Is the New Downtown group in L.A. interested in transforming discourse? What discourse? Explain. (See The New Downtown in L.A.

• Readings:

  • Tuesday, September 11, 2001:

    • Hardcopy reading: McLaren: Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution: Chapter 1: Che. p.8. What does McLaren describe as the U.S. interpretation of the economic aspect of capitalism and socialism?

    • Hardcopy reading: McLaren: Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution: Chapter 1: Che. p. 11. How does McLaren bring religion into this discussion?

    • Hardcopy reading: McLaren: Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution: Chapter 1: Che. p. 15. According to McLaren, did Che see the communist system as realizing his goals?

  • Thursday, September 12, 2001:

    • Online Readings:

      • New Dowtown.com in L.A.

  • Some Suggested Measures of Learning: jeannecurran@habermas.org:

    • Give an explanation in your own words of what Fellman means by adversarialism.
    • Explain how you feel about studying a Marxist revolutionary.
    • Answer one of the discussion questions in your own words.
    • Your own choice of measurement.