Gradesheet 3903 -- Apocalypse Criminology, winter 2025/26,
11.30-12.30 BMH 108 weblog outline
proposal: A- 16 B+ 15 B 14.5 B-
14 C 13 C- 12 D 10
classmark formula: 15=A-20
14=B+19 13=B18.5 12=B-17 11=C16
10=C-15 9=D14 <9=F10 ... * means done; e means
excuse; the last column is for speaking... and is a bonus
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prop20
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pres30
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proj30
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B18.5
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A- 16
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B+23
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A-24
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A-81
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climatechange
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A22
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A+ 18
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A26
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A+27
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A+93
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internmentcamps
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B17
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A-24
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C19
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B75
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climateawareness
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A-21
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A 17
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A26
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fire
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A+23
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A+ 18
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A+27
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A+27
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A+95
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greatdepression
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1078280
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B-21
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C19
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covidpandemic
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A26
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A25
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fire
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B- 14
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B22.5
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B22.5
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racismanxiety
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A-21
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A+ 18
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A26
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A25/30
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A+90
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abughraib
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week 12: mon23 branton climatechange; eddy climateawareness
wed25 guitard+1 fire fri27 carr internment camps; heagney
greatdepression*
week 13: mon30 simpson racismanxiety*; storey abughraib* wed01
hickey covidpandemic
engagement exercises:
#1. 1.14. What is the crime control problem and is the surveillance
justified? excuseable but not makeupable
#2. 1.21. For Friday, what is an example of good environmental news?
makeupable
#3. 1.23. How is the concept of 'evil' useful to the analysis of
corporate enviro-crime? excuseable but not makeupable
#4. 1.26. Attendance and participation, excuseable but not
makeupable.
#5. 1.30. Impromptu attendance and participation, excuseable but not
makeupable.
#6. 2.02. Watch 'Climate Crisis and Capitalism' (https://youtu.be/Pry3d9l5iqQ),
and discuss why David Suzuki is angry; one page single-spaced for
handin/sendin by Wednesday.
#7. 2.04 Impromptu attendance and participation, excuseable
but not makeupable.
#8. 2.06 What was the theme in the
video, and why is it important.
#9. 2.20. Read the cbc article:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/rcmp-project-sitka-list-1.5422152
and comment on the extent and significance of the issue
#10. 2.25. Impromptu attendance and participation on the topic of
the 'spectacle', excuseable but not makeupable.
#11 11. 3.11. re war and propaganda, how would you extend the
analysis?
#12 3.16.Impromptu attendance and participation, excuseable but not
makeupable
13. 3.18. how can we use culture jamming in apocalypse crim?
excuseable but not makeupable
14. 3.20 impromptu attendance and participation, excuseable but not
makeupable
project work:
climatechange -- proposal: 2
pages with references; discusses the basic elements of climate
change, and its consequences; this is probably the most immediate
and tangible threat to society and the environment; it is very well
written, and could use subtitles to organize the themes, and of
course some pictures; overall, excellent work, important topic. A-
8/10 presentation: 10 mins, 10 slides. speaker was
soft-spoken, and mostly read from slides, could have been more
casual and conversational; slides had too much text, could be
summarized or simplified more; pictures were good, as was the
information on health impacts, economic and social impacts, decline
in wildlife, food and water security, and future risks; with this
sort of topic, it is also important to present some positives, some
actions which could be taken on the individual or collective level;
overall, good presentation of the issues, could have been longer,
with some positives. B+ 23/30 project: 17 slides
including titlepage, refspage, subtitles, pictures, and too much
text on slides; overall this is very thorough, documenting the
problem and emphasizing the need for action; overall, essay should
have been in notes, and in point form on the slides; however this is
very thorough, excellent work. A-24/30
racismanxiety -- proposal: double
submission; titlepage, 2 pages text, and references; looking
at the anxiety caused due to racialized discrimination is a good
topic, and it needs to be explicitly linked to the concept of
ethnography, and perhaps to crisis, if it is to serve as an
apocalypse topic -- as in, for example, seeing covid19 as a moment
of precaria... overall, needs to more explicitly link to the
courses. B- 7/10 presentation: 15 mins, 12 slides; read from
notes, low-key; used concepts like 'racial battle fatigue',
'indirect exposure to violence generates trauma', and 'generational
trauma'; also used story from friend which could have been developed
more; mentioned apocalyptic-like type events like george floyd and
nicole good; short 2 min video clip; overall, good coverage, could
develop both themes of ethnography and apocalypse more. B 22.5/30 project:
12 single-spaced pages with search screenshots; there is a lot of
info on anxiety, stereotyping, and racism, and it needs to be more
explicitly tied into apocalyptic concepts too. B22.5/30
abughraib -- proposal: double
submission; 2 pages with subtitles, pictures, and references;
this is an excellent combination of ethnographic analysis using
public documents and the concepts of anomie and surveillance, to
demonstrate how a visual analysis can have the power of apocalyptic
revelation; overall, well organized, well written, and an excellent
formulation of the project. A+ 9/10 presentation: short, ~
10 mins, 18 slides; slides well designed, with minimal text and
pics; focus on 'apocalyptic spectacle' and 'institutional
apocalypse' good; focus on how the private violence became a public
spectacle; used concepts of anomie and neutralization; brief video;
focus on ethnographic, and visibility; overall, well designed and
presented, conceptually excellent. A 26/30 project: 18
slides with titlepage, refspage, pics, and attached essay; again, as
with the previous work this is conceptually excellent. A25/30
fire -- proposal: 2 people; four pages
including titlepage, subtitles, and references; beautiful title, and
wonderfully written, eg. 'repetition transforms emergency into
atmosphere'; the use of the concepts of habituation, witnessing, and
normalization is good; overall, the conceptual themes are cogent and
substantial, while stylistically a few pictures would help;
excellent work. A 8.5/10 presentation: 9 slides with good
pictures, about 15 mins; theme: exposure to shocking news is
routine, whereas art is a positive medium; critiques passive
consumption as habituation in 'apocalyptic messaging', because
"exposure alone doesn't ensure engagement"; theoretically
sophisticated, eg. sonntag on the pain of others; segued to hunger
games; solution was to educate younger, but is the topic just about
the world burning/ ending?; overall, well-prepared, talked from
notes, answered questions well. A 26/30 project: 10 pages,
no pictures excellent summation of the issues relating to
habituation, and some possible ways to subvert it; good application
of psychological and philosophical ideas; overall, excellent work.
A25/30
internmentcamps -- proposal: 4
pages with subtitles, pictures, and references; a comparison of
japanese internment and current immigration camps; there are some
interesting ideas, eg. 'hysteria is an element of precaria'... this
makes the apocalyptic moment tangible and threatening; overall, this
is a wonderful theme, it is excellently written, and is broad enough
in scope to be powerful in its conclusions. A+ 9/10 presentation:
15 slides, about 20 mins; spoke well and used concepts like 'extreme
vulnerability to hysteria'; focused on japanese americans, comparing
it to present day immigration control; good combo of pics and text,
historical; current political atmosphere in states, and good use of
legal history; short 2 min video at end; overall, sophisticated use
of 'precaria', good historical comparison of two periods, excellent
grasp and presentation of ideas. A 26/30 project: 15 slides
with titlepage, notespage, videolink, minimal text, and historical
photos; essay in the notes might be short, but it explains the
slides well; the analysis of the camps, and the comparison to
immigration detainment is excellent, as if describing the moment of
precaria where values such as racism are displayed, and hysteria
demonstrated; the fact that the same outdated law was used to
justify both is 'uncanny' and hard to believe; overall the project
(and its development) is excellent. A+ 27/30
climateawareness -- proposal:
3 pages with subtitles, plus web-references; this discusses climate
change fairly generally, and the use of suzuki and pelltier is good
-- perhaps their autobiographies can be seen as 'oracles of the
endtimes'; some reference to precarity would help develop the
analysis more, and some pictures would add to it stylistically;
overall, good work, could be strengthened. B 7.5/10 presentation:
8 slides, about 5/10 mins overall; casual delivery style, awareness
of issues, handled questions well; discussed ICJ, laws, suzuki as
'oracle of the endtimes' -- audience comment that he (suzuki)
was contradictory on pipelines, autumn peltier as 'gen z
spokesperson' -- illustrated intersectionality (woman, young,
indigenous); those slides quite detailed, and on 'food insecurity as
precarity', and that climate change isn't irreversible; overall,
could have more detail in general, spoke well, good visuals, good
interaction with audience. A-24/30 project: short at 9
slides with titleslide, no refspage, notes, no essay or biblio;
overall, needs an essay, more development of the notes and slides.
C19
covidpandemic -- proposal: 4
pages including titlepage, and web-refspage; the concept of
apocalyptic governance is good, and is aptly applied to the covid
shutdown (it might apply also to other epidemics, such as swine flu,
bird flu, and of course AIDS); thematically, subtitles would help
organize themes, and some pictures would enhance it stylistically;
overall, excellent beginning. A- 8/10 presentation: 8
slides, short at under 10 mins; theme of 'apocalyptic government'
could be developed more, but good; read, low-key, lack of detail,
some pics; mentioned 'conspiracy theories', could be developed more;
overall, good topic, could be longer and more detailed. B- 21/30 project:
short at 11 slides, with titlepage, refspage, good overview of the
issue, could use more explanation of the 'government' issue;
overall, could develop the issues more, needs an essay, and more
discussion of the notes and slides. C19
greatdepression -- proposal: double
submission, 2 pages with subtitles and pictures, and a
refspage; generally, looking at how precarity influences survival
behaviour and social control is good, and linking it to the great
depression using concepts of strain and ethno-history strengthens
the analysis; overall, excellent themes, and well-written, with good
use of archival materials. A+ 9/10 presentation: 10 slides,
about 20 mins; spoke well with notes, slides with minimal text,
historical photos; ethnology to give a 'deeper dive' into topic;
focus on dorothea lange, and women's work'; use of 'precaria:
existential anxiety, strain and stigma, gambling, political protest,
action; short video clip from 'when the world breaks'; overall,
excellent grasp of the material, and of theory concepts, and
insights into female and family life. A+ 27/30 project:
16 slides with great photos and text design, and essay in the notes;
the combination of apocalyptic theorizing and a visual ethnography
works very well, and conveys the desperation people felt at the
time, as documented thru the work of dorothea lange, for example;
the use of social theory, eg. strain, and deviance is also good;
overall, excellent work. A+ 27/30