Gradesheet, Toxic In/Justice, fall 2025,     outline     schedule     index

proposal: C 13/20  B- 14/20  B 15/20  A- 16/20  A 17/20
classmark: Bonus=A22  10=A-20   9=B18.5  8=B-17.5  7=C16  6=C-15  5=D14  <4=F10
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A-21
A-16
A25.5
A-21
A84
freshwater
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B18.5
B+15.5
A25.5
A-20
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quebecforest
1077565
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freshwater
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A22
A17
A+27
A22
A+88
grafprotest
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B-17.5
A17
B+23
A-20
B+78
corpfishing
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B+23
A-20
C+68
animalrights
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earth
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B-17.5
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birthdefects
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engagement exercises:
#1. 9.10. attendance and participation
#2. 9.15. reflection on enviro-graffiti picture
#3. 9.22. How was the social construction of harm represented in these videos?
#4. 9.24. How optimistic can you be based on the video?
#5. 10.01. Why is it important to develop the authentic voice?
#6. 10.08. what is the importance of calling it "useless housewife data"?
#7. 10.22. How does this issue (Sydney tar ponds) reflect regional inequality?
#8. 10.27. attendance and participation
#9. 11.05. How is it necessary to go outside the law to find justice?
#10. 11.17. attendance and participation
#11. 11.19. attendance and participation
#12. 12.01/03. attendance at others' presentations

video resources:
video: we didn't start the fire, link


Research work-- proposal and project

freshwater -- proposal: 2 people, 2 sspaced pages including references (none academic); it opens with a discussion of Shoal First Nation, and the city of Winnipeg and how it takes water (environmental theft) from the FN, leaving Lake Winnipeg polluted; stylistically, adding subtitles would help identify and develop themes more, and adding pictures would add to the visualization of what the problem looks like; overall, good topic, needs more context (ie. boil water advisories, third world conditions, efforts at cleanup ), and visual development, especially for two people. B-14 redo: 4 sspaced pages including subtitles, pictures, and refs; this shows a lot of work, in both style and content. A- 16/20 presentation: 2 people, 16 slides with lots of detail, 25 minutes for a good time overall; focus on protesting, 1989-2019 period; 2 minute video (global news); discussion of eutropic water in lakes, and the consequences of the politics of no action; overall, good length and depth of issue; are there other relevant examples of 'environmental theft'?; overall, good presentation A-21/25. project: 16 slides with pictures, (too much text on some), and essay notes; extensive refs; overall, this has a lot of detail, and he environmental implications are clear; overall, excellent work. A25.5 85%

grafprotest -- proposal: 2 sspaced pages with subtitles and pictures, no references; this is a great idea, looking at environmental graffiti as protest; the examples are good, and the theme of protest is good; ir would benefit from a few references, and more description/analysis of the examples, but overall excellent beginning. A 17/20 presentation: 20 minutes, 14 slides; 'environmental graffiti and the power of the visual; lots of colours, pictures, minimal text; spoke well, knew the topic. overall, excellent presentation. A22/25 project: 15 slides, with essay notes; excellent idea, the power of the visual, and the decolonization of protest. A+ 27/3090%

animalrights -- proposal: 3 sspaced pages, including subtitles, webrefs; key in animal rights activism is the media, and how they can be used for education, and also how they portray the activists; three theories will be used: framing, moral panic, and social identity theory; it is unclear what 'media' will be used, and how it will be selected, but the overall idea of looking at the effect of media coverage is good. B 15 presentation: 15 minutes, 15 slides; voiceover used, fairly effective; pictures and text were used, eg. chemicals, animal rights, framing of moral panics; topic not so much about activism as animal rights; ends with the significance of research objectives; some slides out of synch, could be reorganized; case study about terrorist act, could be rethought; overall, slides designed well, could be shuffled/reorganized better. good work A-20/25. project: 15 slides with voiceover, refspage (websites?, none academic), no essay notes; interesting pictures, altho too muchtext on slides; more could be made of the media representations and their effect on the public; overall, good topic, needs an essay, and could focus more on theory/media. B+23/30 78% 

earth --proposal:  this looks like a very exciting and interesting project: "what if the earth could fight back", using various elements like water, air, and earth; the descriptions of each of the ten sections is nuanced and evocative, to be accompanied by pictures and poetry; this is very creative (and ambitious), could benefit from a few references and a sample of the poetry, but overall excellent work. A+ 18/20 presentation: 10 slides, 15 minutes; slides about issues, eg. regulatory failure; green criminology slide good; knew the issues and spoke well; overall, the poems were read -- excellent touch, and the slides could be minimised, reordered, A 22/25 project: 13 slides of poetry, prefaced with 'if the earth could fight back' poem (fit for apocalypse course) ; some references at the end, but no essay in the notes -- could have benefitted from a textual premise, outline; overall, excellent work, very creative. A+ 27/30 90%

quebecforest -- proposal: two pages of notes, with pictures and intext references; there is a lot of history here, and reference to indigenous rights; a more conventional organization of text and references would enhance the text's presentation, but this is an important piece of historical confrontation over forestry; good beginning. B+15.5 presentation: 12 slides, with lots of text, no visuals; spoke fast, too much regulatory detail; info on indigenous response to government actions (contrary to UNDRIP); info on protests and blockades; concept of 'intergenerational theft' good; overall, could balance time and visual content more, A- 20/25 project: 14 colourful slides, including titlepage and 3 refspages; an excellent summary of the issues, clearly presenting the Bill and its features, the difficulties with the legislation, and the voices of those speaking against it; overall, interesting, important, and well-presented. A 25.5/30 85%

corpfishing -- proposal: 1 page with subtitles, no refs; the net is cast quite widely, but doesn't catch many fish :) the topic is quite broad, and that is okay if it is a series of issues that add up to widespread corporate exploitation of ocean resources; overall, quite broad, could be narrowed down, or supported by some research. C+13 redo: 12.05 3 sspaced pages with subtitles, research plan, picture, and references; still very broad in scope but well presented in terms of the fishery collapse and its implications for communities, and its relevance to a green crim; A 24/25 presentation: 14 slides, 5 minutes? (too fast); organized, read from note cards; 'slow violence' is a good concept, as is 'intergenerational impact'; environmental crime and social inequality are linked, which makes for a good critical concept to use in the presentation; could use more historical detail, especially the impact on traditional and native communities. overall, informative and interesting, should slow it down and add more in some areas. A-20/25 project: 14 slides including titleslide and refslide; no essay in notes, but in separate document (7 dspaced pages); good discussion of the technical issues, eg. overfishing; more could be done on the 'green criminology' implications; overall, good work, could integrate the essay and presentation, and expand on the implications for research and a traditional lifestyle. B+23/30 &78%

birthdefects -- proposal: late; 5 pages, including titlepage, refspage; a very important issue, and would benefit from subtitles (to organize themes and issues), and photos (of swprotests?); and perhaps there could be something added on any treatments that were tried; overall, good topic, good beginning presentation: