ME 273 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anthropocene, Solidere, Critical Inquiry
2 May 2018
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“By unburdening itself of nature, economics naturalized the idea of indefinite growth.”
Christophe Bonneuil and Jean-Baptiste Fressoz
(From the chapter ‘Agnotocene: Externalizing Nature, Economizing the World’ in “The Shock of the
Anthropocene: The Earth, History and Us”)
Explain the statement above in light of your assigned readings.
OR
According to Tomoko Masuzawa, the emergent discipline of comparative philology in the 18th and 19th
centuries made it possible to draw “an immediate equation between the nature of syntax and the cultural
character of a people or their religious dispositions.” [p. 170]
How, and with what consequences, did this discourse construct an image of Islam which was “in its very
essence rigid, invariably intolerant and exclusive, incandescently purist, with an inherent tendency toward
fanaticism”?
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NOTE: Please answer the above questions by drawing on arguments and evidence from your
readings, lectures, and seminar sessions. You may provide additional evidence from external
sources but the main evidence should come from the readings and lectures.
Paper Guidelines:
Your paper should be 1250-1500 words long, double-spaced, 12 point font, Garamound, one inch
margins on all sides. Include a title, your name, your section instructor, and the date at the top of
the first page. Begin your bibliography on the last page. It should not be included in the word
limit. Please make sure to carefully formulate your analysis, check your grammar and sentence
structure, and proofread your paper for spelling and punctuation errors.
Proper citation and bibliography is required! Use the “(Name of the Author, Year of Publication:
Page number)” format for within-the-main text citation. Use an appropriate citation style for End
Notes and/or the Bibliography section. Here are examples to this style:
Books: LUTZ, Catherine A. and Jane L. Collins. 1993. Reading National Geographic. Chicago and
London: The University of Chicago Press.
Articles in Books: JESSOP, Bob 1999 Narrating the Future of the National Economy and
the National State: Remarks on Remapping Regulation and Reinventing Governance.
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Document Summary
By unburdening itself of nature, economics naturalized the idea of indefinite growth. Christophe bonneuil and jean-baptiste fressoz (from the chapter agnotocene: externalizing nature, economizing the world" in the shock of the. Explain the statement above in light of your assigned readings. Note: please answer the above questions by drawing on arguments and evidence from your readings, lectures, and seminar sessions. You may provide additional evidence from external sources but the main evidence should come from the readings and lectures. Your paper should be 1250-1500 words long, double-spaced, 12 point font, garamound, one inch margins on all sides. Include a title, your name, your section instructor, and the date at the top of the first page. It should not be included in the word limit. Please make sure to carefully formulate your analysis, check your grammar and sentence structure, and proofread your paper for spelling and punctuation errors. Use the (name of the author, year of publication:
