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Summaries of previous in-class conversations

Summary of Ch. 5- Happy Futures

During our last class before break, we had a smaller size, leading to even more intimacy than usual. We started with our customary mood checks, in which we…

Class Summary of 11/21: Ahmed Ch. 4

Chapter 4 In last week’s class we discussed Ahmed’s chapter 4 in The Promise of Happiness. Laura started the class off by presenting to us the idea of…

Class Summary: 11/14, Feminist Killjoys

Summary of 11/14 We began class with the mood check, as usual, before moving on to a discussion of the final project. We talked through expectations for a…

Class Summary 11/12: Happy Object

We begin with talking about final project, and Hunter is going to take us to a Martial Art Workshop. We talk about the first Chapter, the Happy Object,…

Summary of 11/5, The Promise of Happiness- Ch. 1

We began class by doing a Mood Check and going over some course business. Quiz 3 on Manne and Misogyny is due by midnight on Monday, November 11….

Summary of 9/24: Barrett Ch. 2-3, 5

Conversation Summary – 9/24: Barrett Ch. 2-3, 5 We began class with our usual mood checks. Subsequently, we spent quite a long time discussing our blogs: what topics…

Class Summary: 10/24 – Down Girl, Chapter 3

We began our class with Mood Check, as is customary. Those that did not have the opportunity to give a brief one-sentence summary of their Second Blog post…

Down Girl: Introduction and Chapter 1; Strawson, “Freedom and Resentment”

As is customary, we began the class with Mood Check. We then proceeded to discuss the assigned reading: the introduction to, and the first chapter of Down Girl,…

Summary: Oppression, Privilege, and Emotional Labor

Philosophy of Emotions 10/8 Summary So, the first half of last class we talked about possible blog topics and Dr. Gallegos highlighted the importance of really finding something…

Summary: Barrett Introduction & Chapter 1

Here, I will summarize our discussion on the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Lisa Barrett’s book “How Emotions are Made.” In the introduction, Barrett describes the Classical View…