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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.

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Academic Level:

Undergraduate

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:

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Sections:

Fall 2024

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Amends
Rebekah Edwards
  • Thu 4:00-07:00PM, (Future) Main Bldg - 102 B
CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Body Politics
Julian Carter
  • Tue 8:00-11:00AM, (Future) Main Bldg - E5
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Knowledge Making and Globalization
Elizabeth Travelslight
  • Mon 4:00-07:00PM, 80 Carolina - P3
CRTSD-1500-4: Foundations in Critical Studies
  • Thu 8:00-11:00AM, (Future) Main Bldg - 103

Summer 2024

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: TBD
Julian Carter
  • Tue/Wed/Thu 1:00-02:30PM, Online - HS-1

Spring 2024

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-1: FICS: Reorientations
Rebekah Edwards
  • Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E4
CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Embodiment
Julian Carter
  • Wed 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - E5
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Critical Making
Saraleah Fordyce
  • Tue 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - W2
CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Critical Making
Saraleah Fordyce
  • Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Hubbell - 131
CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS: Critical Mapping of Social Space
Juliet Kunkel
  • Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 131
CRTSD-1500-6: FiCS: The Post-Real
Praba Pilar
  • Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Hooper GC - GC2
CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: Sexuality and Identity
Thomas Haakenson
  • Mon 4:00-07:00PM, 80 Carolina - P3
CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Knowledge Making and Globalization
Elizabeth Travelslight
  • Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 141
CRTSD-1500-9: FiCS: Modern Democracy: Meanings and Contradictions
Eddie Yuen
  • Thu 4:00-07:00PM, 80 Carolina - P2
CRTSD-1500-10: FiCS: Borders & Social Formations
Nicholas Gamso
  • Mon 8:00-11:00AM, 80 Carolina - P4

Fall 2023

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Reorientations
Rebekah Edwards
  • Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 103
CRTSD-1500-2: Place & Displacement
Nicholas Gamso
  • Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - W2
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: The Post-Real
Praba Pilar
  • Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - W2
CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Knowledge Making & Globalization
Elizabeth Travelslight
  • Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 103

Spring 2023

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Reorientations
Rebekah Edwards
  • Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 103
CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Material Culture
Saraleah Fordyce
  • Wed 8:00-11:00AM, Hubbell - 161 C
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Material Culture
Saraleah Fordyce
  • Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 102 B
CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: The Post Real
Praba Pilar
  • Wed 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 102 B
CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS: Normalcy & Deviance
Juliet Kunkel
  • Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Hubbell - 161 A
CRTSD-1500-6: FiCS: Rethinking the Natural: Art & Ecology
Sean Negus
  • Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 131
CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: Embodiment
Christina La Sala, Julian Carter
  • Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E5
CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Identity at the Crossroads
Ginger Mueller-Testerman
  • Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 102 B
CRTSD-1500-9: FiCS: Place and Displacement
Nicholas Gamso
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Hooper GC - GC3
CRTSD-1500-10: FiCS: Normalcy & Deviance
Juliet Kunkel
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 151
CRTSD-1500-11: FiCS: Reading Our World: Seeking Truth Through Dialogue
Rekia Jibrin
  • Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Hubbell - 151

Fall 2022

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Reorientations
Rebekah Edwards
  • Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E2
CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: The Post Real
Praba Pilar
  • Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 141
CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS: The Post Real
Praba Pilar
  • Wed 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 102 B
CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Embodiment
Julian Carter
  • Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - E1

Spring 2022

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS:Reorientations
Rebekah Edwards
  • Mon 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101 (inactive)
CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS:Material Culture
Saraleah Fordyce
  • Wed 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC5
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS:Material Culture
Saraleah Fordyce
  • Thu 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC7
CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS : Public Art as Storytelling
Ann Skartvedt
  • Sat 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC7
CRTSD-1500-5: FiCS:Networks + Connectivity
Brian Karl
  • Thu 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 103
CRTSD-1500-6: FiCS:The Post Real
Praba Pilar
  • Wed 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101 (inactive)
CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS : Translating the Self
Sean Negus
  • Mon 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC12
CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS : Embodiment
Julian Carter, Annah Anti-Palindrome
  • Mon 8:00-11:00AM
CRTSD-1500-9: FiCS:Thinking Race, Writing Culture
Michael Washington
  • Thu 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 141
CRTSD-1500-11: FiCS : Public Art as Storytelling
Ann Skartvedt
  • Thu 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101 (inactive)
CRTSD-1500-12: FiCS:Networks + Connectivity
Brian Karl
  • Wed 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - 102 B

Summer 2021

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS : Reorientations
Rebekah Edwards
  • Mon/Wed 5:00-07:00PM

Spring 2020

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-1: FiCS: Re/Orientations (Disc.)
Angela Hennessy
  • Mon 5:35-07:05PM, Oakland - B Building - B1
CRTSD-1500-2: FiCS: Re/Orientations (Disc.)
Rebekah Edwards
  • Wed 4:00-05:30PM, Oakland - B Building - B1
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Re/Orientations (Disc.)
Rebekah Edwards
  • Wed 5:35-07:05PM, Oakland - B Building - B3
CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: Networks and Connections (Disc.)
Brian Karl
  • Wed 4:00-05:30PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 103
CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Networks and Connections (Disc.)
Vanessa Chang
  • Wed 5:35-07:05PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E5
CRTSD-1500-10: FiCS: Networks and Connections (Disc.)
Michael Hunter
  • Mon 5:35-07:05PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC7
CRTSD-1500-12: FiCS: Values in Action (Disc.)
Ann Skartvedt
  • Tue 5:35-07:05PM, Oakland - B Building - B7
CRTSD-1500-13: FiCS: Values in Action (Disc.)
Patricia Maloney
  • Thu 5:35-07:05PM, Oakland - B Building - B1
CRTSD-1500-15: FiCS: Critical Making (Disc.)
Saraleah Fordyce
  • Fri 12:00-01:30PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC3
CRTSD-1500-16: Grief & Haunting in America (Disc.)
Patricia Maloney
  • Wed 7:15-08:45PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC7
CRTSD-1500-20: FiCS: Social Movements Since 1968 (Disc.)
Brooke Lober
  • Mon 12:00-01:30PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC6
CRTSD-1500-21: FiCS: Intimacies (Disc.)
Jordan Reznick
  • Thu 4:00-05:30PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC2
CRTSD-1500-24: FiCS: Re/Orientations (Lec.)
Angela Hennessy, Rebekah Edwards
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, Oakland - Founders - Nahl Hall
CRTSD-1500-25: FiCS: Values in Action (Lec.)
Ann Skartvedt, Patricia Maloney
  • Tue 4:00-05:30PM, Oakland - Founders - Nahl Hall
CRTSD-1500-26: FiCS: Networks and Connections (Lec.)
Brian Karl, Michael Hunter, Vanessa Chang
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Timken Lecture Hall
CRTSD-1500-27: FiCS: Critical Making (Lec.)
Saraleah Fordyce
  • Fri 1:35-03:05PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC3
CRTSD-1500-28: FiCS: Social Movements Since 1968 (Lec.)
Brooke Lober
  • Mon 1:35-03:05PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC6
CRTSD-1500-29: FiCS: Intimacies (Lec.)
Jordan Reznick
  • Thu 5:35-07:05PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC2
CRTSD-1500-30: Grief & Haunting in America (Lec.)
Patricia Maloney
  • Wed 8:50-10:20PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC7
CRTSD-1500-31: FiCS: Intimacies (Disc.)
Jordan Reznick
  • Wed 12:00-01:30PM, Oakland - Ralls - 202
CRTSD-1500-32: FiCS: Intimacies (Lec.)
Jordan Reznick
  • Wed 1:45-03:00PM, Oakland - Ralls - 202
CRTSD-1500-35: FiCS: Critical Making (Disc.)
Raegan Truax
  • Thu 12:00-01:30PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC5
CRTSD-1500-36: FiCS: Critical Making (Lec.)
Raegan Truax
  • Thu 1:35-03:05PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC5

Fall 2019

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-1500-3: FiCS: Values in Action (Disc.)
Patricia Maloney
  • Wed 4:00-05:30PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC7
CRTSD-1500-4: FiCS: Values in Action (Disc.)
Ann Skartvedt
  • Wed 5:35-07:05PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC7
CRTSD-1500-7: FiCS: Death by Death (Lect.)
Angela Hennessy
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, Oakland - B Building - B2
CRTSD-1500-8: FiCS: Embodiment (Disc.)
Julian Carter
  • Tue 5:35-07:05PM, Oakland - Founders - Nahl Hall
CRTSD-1500-10: FiCS: Monster Culture (Disc.)
Melinda De Jesus
  • Thu 5:35-07:05PM, Oakland - B Building - B3
CRTSD-1500-11: FiCS: Grief and Haunting in America (Lect.)
Patricia Maloney
  • Fri 12:00-01:30PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101
CRTSD-1500-13: FiCS: Values in Action (Lect.)
Ann Skartvedt, Patricia Maloney
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Timken Lecture Hall
CRTSD-1500-15: FiCS: Death by Death (Disc.)
Angela Hennessy
  • Mon 5:35-07:05PM, Oakland - B Building - B2
CRTSD-1500-16: FiCS: Embodiment (Lect.)
Julian Carter
  • Tue 4:00-05:30PM, Oakland - Founders - Nahl Hall
CRTSD-1500-17: FiCS: Grief and Haunting in America (Disc.)
Patricia Maloney
  • Fri 1:35-03:05PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101
CRTSD-1500-18: FiCS: Monster Culture (Lect.)
Melinda De Jesus
  • Thu 4:00-05:30PM, Oakland - B Building - B3

Spring 2019

Section Name Meeting Info
CRTSD-150-01: FiCS: Re/Orientations
Angela Hennessy
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, Founders - Nahl Hall
  • Mon 5:35-07:05PM, B Building - B1
CRTSD-150-02: FiCS: Re/Orientations
Rebekah Edwards
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, Founders - Nahl Hall
  • Wed 4:00-05:30PM, B Building - B1
CRTSD-150-03: FiCS: Re/Orientations
Rebekah Edwards
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, Founders - Nahl Hall
  • Wed 5:35-07:05PM, B Building - B3
CRTSD-150-04: FiCS: Re/Orientations
Huma Dar
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, Founders - Nahl Hall
  • Wed 4:00-05:30PM, B Building - B3
CRTSD-150-05: FiCS:Networks and Connections
Michael Hunter
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, Main Building - Timken Lecture Hall
  • Mon 5:35-07:05PM, Grad Center - GC7
CRTSD-150-07: FiCS:Networks and Connections
Brian Karl
  • Mon 4:00-05:30PM, Main Building - Timken Lecture Hall
  • Wed 4:00-05:30PM, Main Building - 103
CRTSD-150-08: FiCS:Networks and Connections
Vanessa Chang
CRTSD-150-09: FiCS:Networks and Connections
Brian Karl
CRTSD-150-10: FiCS:Networks and Connections
Michael Hunter
CRTSD-150-11: FiCS: Values in Action
Olive McKeon
  • Tue 4:00-05:30PM, Founders - Nahl Hall
  • Thu 5:35-07:05PM, B Building - B7
CRTSD-150-12: FiCS: Values in Action
Ann Skartvedt
  • Tue 4:00-05:30PM, Founders - Nahl Hall
  • Tue 5:35-07:05PM, B Building - B7
CRTSD-150-13: FiCS: Values in Action
Patricia Maloney
  • Tue 4:00-05:30PM, Founders - Nahl Hall
  • Thu 5:35-07:05PM, B Building - B5
CRTSD-150-14: FiCS: Values in Action
  • Tue 4:00-05:30PM, Founders - Nahl Hall
  • Thu 4:00-05:30PM, B Building - B5
CRTSD-150-15: FiCS: Critical Making
Raegan Truax
  • Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Grad Center - GC3
CRTSD-150-16: Grief and Haunting
Patricia Maloney
  • Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Grad Center - GC2