Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2019 - FASS 101W D001

STT - FASSFirst Special Topics Seminar (3)

Reading 'Riting Rising Up

Class Number: 8010

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Tue, Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Students choose one of 10 FASSFirst Special Topics seminars open only to first-year FASS students by invitation from the Dean’s Office. Top ranked professors from across the Faculty work with students to discover the surprising, profound and interdisciplinary reach of the arts and social sciences. Students will learn to draw connections between values, ideas and evidence while developing core academic skills, from reading to research, writing and dialogue. Students with credit for FASS 101 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Hum/Soc Sci.

COURSE DETAILS:

Reading, ‘Riting & Rising Up: Weaving our Narratives on Rights, Justice and Reconciliation

Stories are powerful. Stories engage us in narratives of who we are and who we want to be, individually and collectively. Through the power of story, experiential exercises and Indigenous ways of knowing, we will explore themes of rights, justice and reconciliation, as they relate to our own lived experience and that of others. We will invite guest speakers to share their own lived experience, and explore how they used writing to rise up and enable communities grounded in equity, diversity and inclusion. In small groups we will create a métissage of what we have learnt, so to weave together the knowledge that grounds resilient communities. Our course will build towards a community dialogue, grounded in Coast Salish Ceremony, to share our teachings.

Grading

  • Paper (5% + 10% + 10%) 25%
  • Participation - On-line/In-Class 25%
  • Metissage Project (Small Group) 25%
  • Community Dialogue & Reflection 25%

NOTES:

ATTENTION: STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY: Please contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities, (MBC 1250 or Phone 778782-3112) if you need or require assistance, not your individual instructors.

  • A student must complete ALL aspects of a course (including assignments, exams, class participation, presentations, chat room components of Distance Education courses and other), otherwise he/she will receive a grade of N.
  • E-mail policy: The School of Criminology STRONGLY DISCOURAGES the use of e-mail in lieu of office hour visits. Criminology advises its instructional staff that they are NOT required to respond to student e-mails and that students wishing to confer with them should do so in person during scheduled meeting times.
  • The University has formal policies regarding intellectual dishonesty and grade appeals which may be obtained from FASS.

REQUIREMENTS:

REQUIRED TEXTS:
1. King, T. (2008). The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Toronto, ON: House of Anansi.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS (excerpts to be posted on CANVAS):
2. Buster, B. (2013). DO/STORY/How to tell your story so the world listens. London: Do Book Co.
3. Hasebe-Ludt, E., Chambers, C., Leggo, C. (2009). Life Writing and Literary Metissage as an Ethos for Our Times. New York: Peter Lang.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS