by clmfarfa | Aug 16, 2024 | CARA program faculty, Faculty Bio
Robin King is a Senior Lecturer with the Writing Program at UC Santa Cruz, and she serves as a teaching fellow for multiple campus programs, including The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS), Oakes College, and the Educational Opportunity...
by clmfarfa | Aug 16, 2024 | CARA program faculty, Faculty Bio
Mark Baker is a Continuing Lecturer in the Writing Program and Oakes College, having taught for the Writing Program since 1999, and Oakes College a few years thereafter. With both the Writing Program, he has built courses that engage writing, research, critical...
by clmfarfa | Feb 28, 2024 | unpublished course descriptions
Students will create a portfolio of their own poetry in response to weekly creative exercises and will study the poetry of contemporary writers whose work inspires social justice and resistance. Course discussion will focus on theories of poetics as well as poetry...
by clmfarfa | Sep 9, 2022 | unpublished course descriptions
Engages the themes of Oakes College (respect for diversity and social justice) and the interests of UCSC’s Center for Agro-ecology and Sustainable Food Systems. Topics include the racial politics of food, farm labor, organic farming, and activism. 2 units....
by clmfarfa | Sep 9, 2022 | unpublished course descriptions
Examines the complexities of food systems with special attention to labor practices, food access, and food production. Students consider the nature of culture in advancing problematic notions of food options and sustainability. A service-learning project is required....
by clmfarfa | Sep 9, 2022 | unpublished course descriptions
In this fast-paced course, students learn to build an interactive, user-centered websites that serve the needs of a social justice organization. First half of the course involves learning the basics of WordPress design, meeting with stakeholders, and helping them...
