CRTSD-1500: Foundations in Critical Studies
Course Description
Foundations in Critical Studies introduces critical thinking skills essential to college-level work in the humanities and sciences. Students develop their critical capacities through close reading and active response to cultural texts and phenomena drawn from multiple disciplines and reflecting diverse perspectives on major themes or topics in contemporary life.
- Academic Level: Undergraduate
- Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites: Visit Workday to view this information.
- Subject
Sections
Spring 2026
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| CRTSD-1500-1: Foundations in Critical Studies: Amends |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: Foundations in Critical Studies: Body Politics |
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| CRTSD-1500-3: Foundations in Critical Studies: Body Politics |
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| CRTSD-1500-4: Foundations: Culture and Its Discontents |
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| CRTSD-1500-5: Foundations in Critical Studies: Critical Making |
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| CRTSD-1500-6: Foundations in Critical Studies: Modern Democracy: Meanings and Contradictions |
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| CRTSD-1500-7: Foundations in Critical Studies: Rethinking the Natural: Art & Ecology |
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| CRTSD-1500-8: Foundations in Critical Studies: Humans and Other Animals |
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Fall 2025
| Section | Instructor(s) | Meeting Info |
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Amends |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Body Politics |
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| CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Rethinking the Natural: Art & Ecology |
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| CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Thinking Race, Writing Culture |
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Spring 2025
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| CRTSD-1500-1: Foundations in Critical Studies: Borders & Social Formations |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: Foundations in Critical Studies: Body Politics |
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| CRTSD-1500-3: Foundations in Critical Studies: Critical Making |
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| CRTSD-1500-4: Foundations in Critical Studies: Critical Making |
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| CRTSD-1500-5: Foundations in Critical Studies: Body Politics |
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| CRTSD-1500-6: Foundations in Critical Studies: Amends |
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| CRTSD-1500-7: Foundations in Critical Studies: The Post-Real |
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| CRTSD-1500-8: Foundations in Critical Studies: The Post-Real |
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| CRTSD-1500-9: FiCS: Modern Democracy: Meanings and Contradictions |
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Fall 2024
| Section | Instructor(s) | Meeting Info |
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Amends |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Body Politics |
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CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Knowledge Making and Globalization
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| CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Critical Mapping of Social Space |
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Spring 2024
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FICS: Reorientations |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Embodiment |
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| CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Critical Making |
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| CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Critical Making |
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| CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS: Critical Mapping of Social Space |
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| CRTSD-1500-6: FiCS: The Post-Real |
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| CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: Sexuality and Identity |
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CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Knowledge Making and Globalization
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| CRTSD-1500-9: FiCS: Modern Democracy: Meanings and Contradictions |
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| CRTSD-1500-10: FiCS: Borders & Social Formations |
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Fall 2023
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Reorientations |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: Place & Displacement |
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| CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: The Post-Real |
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CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Knowledge Making & Globalization
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Spring 2023
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Reorientations |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Material Culture |
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| CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Material Culture |
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| CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: The Post Real |
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| CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS: Normalcy & Deviance |
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| CRTSD-1500-6: FiCS: Rethinking the Natural: Art & Ecology |
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| CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: Embodiment |
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| CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Identity at the Crossroads |
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| CRTSD-1500-9: FiCS: Place and Displacement |
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| CRTSD-1500-10: FiCS: Normalcy & Deviance |
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| CRTSD-1500-11: FiCS: Reading Our World: Seeking Truth Through Dialogue |
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Fall 2022
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| CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Reorientations |
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| CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: The Post Real |
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| CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS: The Post Real |
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| CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Embodiment |
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Spring 2022
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS:Reorientations |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS:Material Culture |
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| CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS:Material Culture |
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CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS : Public Art as Storytelling
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CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS:Networks + Connectivity
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| CRTSD-1500-6: FiCS:The Post Real |
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| CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS : Translating the Self |
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| CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS : Embodiment |
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| CRTSD-1500-9: FiCS:Thinking Race, Writing Culture |
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CRTSD-1500-11: FiCS : Public Art as Storytelling
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CRTSD-1500-12: FiCS:Networks + Connectivity
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Fall 2021
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS - Reorientations |
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CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS - Culture of the Copy
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| CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS - Building Alternative Futures |
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CRTSD-1500-6: FiCS - Values in Action
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Summer 2021
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| CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS : Reorientations |
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Spring 2021
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Reorientations |
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CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Values in Action
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| CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS: Critical Making |
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CRTSD-1500-6: FiCS: The Culture of the Copy
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| CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: The Sound Body Politic |
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| CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Critical Making |
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| CRTSD-1500-9: FiCS: Thinking Race, Writing Culture |
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| CRTSD-1500-10: The Post-Real |
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CRTSD-1500-12: FiCS: The Culture of the Copy
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CRTSD-1500-13: FiCS: Values in Action: Collective Narratives
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CRTSD-1500-27: FiCS: Critical Making
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| CRTSD-1500-28: FiCS: Reorientations |
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Fall 2020
Summer 2020
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CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Revolutions (Lec.) (Online)
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CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Revolutions (Disc.) (Online)
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Spring 2020
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| CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Re/Orientations (Disc.) |
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| CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Re/Orientations (Disc.) |
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| CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Re/Orientations (Disc.) |
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CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: Networks and Connections (Disc.)
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CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Networks and Connections (Disc.)
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CRTSD-1500-10: FiCS: Networks and Connections (Disc.)
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CRTSD-1500-12: FiCS: Values in Action (Disc.)
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CRTSD-1500-13: FiCS: Values in Action (Disc.)
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| CRTSD-1500-15: FiCS: Critical Making (Disc.) |
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CRTSD-1500-16: Grief & Haunting in America (Disc.)
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CRTSD-1500-20: FiCS: Social Movements Since 1968 (Disc.)
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| CRTSD-1500-21: FiCS: Intimacies (Disc.) |
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| CRTSD-1500-24: FiCS: Re/Orientations (Lec.) |
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CRTSD-1500-25: FiCS: Values in Action (Lec.)
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CRTSD-1500-26: FiCS: Networks and Connections (Lec.)
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| CRTSD-1500-27: FiCS: Critical Making (Lec.) |
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CRTSD-1500-28: FiCS: Social Movements Since 1968 (Lec.)
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| CRTSD-1500-29: FiCS: Intimacies (Lec.) |
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CRTSD-1500-30: Grief & Haunting in America (Lec.)
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| CRTSD-1500-31: FiCS: Intimacies (Disc.) |
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| CRTSD-1500-32: FiCS: Intimacies (Lec.) |
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CRTSD-1500-35: FiCS: Critical Making (Disc.)
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CRTSD-1500-36: FiCS: Critical Making (Lec.)
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Fall 2019
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CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Values in Action (Disc.)
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CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Values in Action (Disc.)
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| CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: Death by Death (Lect.) |
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| CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Embodiment (Disc.) |
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| CRTSD-1500-10: FiCS: Monster Culture (Disc.) |
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CRTSD-1500-11: FiCS: Grief and Haunting in America (Lect.)
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CRTSD-1500-13: FiCS: Values in Action (Lect.)
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| CRTSD-1500-15: FiCS: Death by Death (Disc.) |
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| CRTSD-1500-16: FiCS: Embodiment (Lect.) |
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CRTSD-1500-17: FiCS: Grief and Haunting in America (Disc.)
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| CRTSD-1500-18: FiCS: Monster Culture (Lect.) |
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Spring 2019
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| CRTSD-150-01: FiCS: Re/Orientations |
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| CRTSD-150-02: FiCS: Re/Orientations |
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| CRTSD-150-03: FiCS: Re/Orientations |
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| CRTSD-150-04: FiCS: Re/Orientations |
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CRTSD-150-05: FiCS:Networks and Connections
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CRTSD-150-07: FiCS:Networks and Connections
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CRTSD-150-08: FiCS:Networks and Connections
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CRTSD-150-09: FiCS:Networks and Connections
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CRTSD-150-10: FiCS:Networks and Connections
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CRTSD-150-11: FiCS: Values in Action
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CRTSD-150-12: FiCS: Values in Action
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CRTSD-150-13: FiCS: Values in Action
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CRTSD-150-14: FiCS: Values in Action
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CRTSD-150-15: FiCS: Critical Making
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CRTSD-150-16: Grief and Haunting
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Fall 2018
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CRTSD-150-01: FiCS: Values in Action
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CRTSD-150-02: FiCS: Values in Action
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CRTSD-150-03: FiCS: Values in Action
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CRTSD-150-04: FiCS: Values in Action
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| CRTSD-150-06: FiCS: Re/Orientations |
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| CRTSD-150-07: FiCS: Re/Orientations |
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| CRTSD-150-08: FiCS: Re/Orientations |
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| CRTSD-150-10: FiCS: Re/Orientations |
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CRTSD-150-11: FiCS: Critical Making
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