[SSC] SSC Digest, Vol 12, Issue 2
joel lazarus
joel_lazarus at hotmail.com
Wed Dec 7 20:58:00 UTC 2011
Hi Sarah,
Thanks. I'm just trying to take a lead on organising something - at least a date and venue. It's for anyone and everyone to decide the content/structure of the meeting itself.
Best wishes,
Joel
> From: S.S.AMSLER at aston.ac.uk
> To: ssc at lists.aktivix.org
> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 13:57:16 +0000
> Subject: Re: [SSC] SSC Digest, Vol 12, Issue 2
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> Hello all,
>
> Thanks, Joel, for organising a national meeting -- would like to hear more about what you are imagining and how to participate.
>
> Just wanted to also say that I am planning to reply in the coming days to Richard and John's post of some weeks ago about the question of the SSC statement of values. Apologies that it is taking me so long.
>
> Best wishes,
> Sarah
>
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> 1. Re: I can teach? (Michael Neary)
> 2. Moving towards national 'free university' meeting in Feb in
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> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 17:04:28 +0000
> From: Michael Neary <nearymichael at hotmail.com>
> To: <joss at josswinn.org>, <t.wassall at leeds.ac.uk>
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> Subject: Re: [SSC] I can teach?
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> Hi Terry,
> Thanks very much for your suggested contributions. I agree with Joss, that this is a nice approach for scholars who don't live in Lincoln.
> Best wishes,
> M
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> > Subject: Re: [SSC] I can teach?
> > From: joss at josswinn.org
> > Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 19:48:06 +0000
> > CC: nearymichael at hotmail.com; ssc at lists.aktivix.org
> > To: T.Wassall at leeds.ac.uk
> >
> > Thanks, Terry. Much appreciated. I think this is a nice approach for people who don't live in Lincoln.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Joss
> >
> >
> > On 5 Dec 2011, at 19:46, Terry Wassall wrote:
> >
> > > Dear All
> > >
> > > I have filled in a selection of what I can teach in the spreadsheet. In practice I cannot undertake responsibility for any courses or modules as I am Leeds based. However, it may be that I could make a contribution to someone else's course if there is a fit - perhaps a guest lecture or to run a particular seminar or help with specific student research projects. I could also act as some sort of external reviewer or examiner, all depending on final decisions about issues like curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and so on.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > >
> > > Terry
> > >
> > >
> > > Dr. Terry Wassall
> > > Principal Teaching Fellow
> > > School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Leeds
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: ssc-bounces at lists.aktivix.org [ssc-bounces at lists.aktivix.org]
> > > On Behalf Of Michael Neary [nearymichael at hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: 05 December 2011 16:40
> > > To: ssc at lists.aktivix.org
> > > Subject: [SSC] I can teach?
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > Scholars are now filling up the 'I can teach' spread sheet. If you haven't yet filled in what you can teach it would be great if you could do so asap. This will give us a very solid platform for next planning meeting on the 5th of Jan.
> > >
> > > This is link to ' I can teach' page -
> > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnDuUd71vXr4dExuanQ5X1Z
> > > ET0pfdVBkbkhRUUZIWlE&hl=en_US#gid=0
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: joel_lazarus at hotmail.com
> > > To: ssc at lists.aktivix.org
> > > Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:33:36 +0000
> > > Subject: [SSC] Do you guys know about this?
> > >
> > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/196850767064492/197474043668831/?not
> > > if_t=group_activity#!/groups/196850767064492/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: joss at josswinn.org
> > > Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:08:24 +0000
> > > To: ssc at lists.aktivix.org
> > > Subject: [SSC] Notes from meeting 19th November 2011
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > Here are mine and Sarah Amsler's notes (attached) from Saturday's SSC meeting. I know others were taking notes, too, so please do reply to this thread with any additions/modifications. Thank you.
> > >
> > > # Social Science Centre
> > > 19th November 2011
> > >
> > > ## Apologies
> > > Jonathan Coope, Sara Motta, Joyce Canaan, David Young, David
> > > McAleavey, Laura Stratford
> > >
> > > ## Attending
> > > Mike Neary, Richard Hall, Ed Bacon, Sarah Amsler, Joss Winn, Sandie
> > > Stratford, John Andrews, Richard Keeble, Lioba Suchenwirth
> > >
> > > ## Matters Arising
> > > * Working Group on Values (Richard, John)
> > > * Design meeting in the Collection
> > > * Paper on student selection (to be written for January meeting)
> > > * Worker's Enquiry Group (in process. Leave for January meeting)
> > > * Working Paper on Curriculum
> > >
> > > ## Next meeting: January 5th 7.30-9.30pm, Croft Street.
> > >
> > > ## Chair: Sarah Amsler (rotating alphabetically - Ed Bacon next)
> > >
> > > ## Agenda
> > > 1. Values
> > > 2. Scope and representation as a collective.
> > > 3. Curriculum
> > > 4. Design for SSC
> > >
> > > ## Minutes
> > > 1. Current Statement of Values focuses on anti-discrimination.
> > >
> > > Additional Statement for discussion:
> > >
> > > * Free education is a right for all.
> > > * All engaged in the educational process are considered equal in the search for understanding, happiness and knowledge to promote peace, direct democracy and justice.
> > > * Education should encourage social, economic and political awareness for engaged citizenship and individual empowerment.
> > >
> > > 2. Scope: Extending the scope, extending the list of values may lead to alienating people. For some, the SSC is a critique of the current state of higher education. A broad political project. Wait for AGM or agreed constitutional review meeting to make amendments of constitutional documents. Problematise certain keywords with the intention of building new ones. Discussion on mailing list for one month. Decide on Statement at January 2012 meeting. No further amendments until annual AGM (May 2013). Representation: With caveats about personal position. Should remain aware of our larger co-operative project. Mustn't be frightened about what we say. Should be saying more. Should try to find ways of representing the SSC as much as possible.
> > >
> > > 3. Curriculum: Need to have something to offer new students as a framework. Should not be too far away from current offer in universities but with opportunity to negotiate it with students. Look for common themes across what is taught. Need to make a list of what we can teach. How to keep check on power in classroom and problem of exclusion? **WE** are powerful. Focus on pedagogical issues as part of curriculum. Learn from Critical Education/Pedagogy. Issue of authority of teacher. Need to be able to resolve conflict creatively.
> > >
> > > See attached document for outline framework
> > >
> > > Could members who are able to teach face-to-face in Lincoln, please add to this spreadsheet on what we can teach:
> > >
> > > http://bit.ly/uLJSEK << SSC members should edit this spreadsheet
> > >
> > > 4. Meeting at Collection about design: Pre-meeting discussion around visuals.
> > >
> > > Ideas:
> > >
> > > * Crazy Idealists. History of CAT. DIY, alternative
> > > * George Orwell collected essays. Joy of search for understanding. Collection of books, library. Struggle to understand.
> > > * Rob Johnson (Singer). Margaret Thatcher: My Part in Her Downfall. Protest music. Songs are works of art. Activism. Inspirational.
> > > * An open path. Zapatista. "May all roads open before you".
> > > * Drawing of sea serpent. Potential of children. Learning is something children understand they can do.
> > > * Set of drafts of work being revised, negotiated, critiqued. Old paper. Face-to-face. Extended periods of time.
> > > * Paper aeroplane. Children experimenting. Putting things to second use. Energy behind creativity.
> > > * Zapatistas. Poster from Chiapas. Picture of a woman. The woman with rebellious dignity. Red, black, Energetic. Poetic. Cheers me up.
> > > * Edward Burra (painter): English Surrealist. Harlem, NYC. Jazz, street scene. Political. Life and politics. Surrealist ethic. Painterly. Full of human life. Dignity, failure.
> > > * Community. "Small is beautiful". Involved in something together. William Bird, Lincoln Choral composer. Sublime chorus.
> > > * Activist posters.
> > > * R/evol/ution (love)
> > >
> > > ## Actions:
> > >
> > > * Design meeting at Collection: date?
> > > * Next meeting Thursday January 5th 7.30-9.30pm (Sandie)
> > > * Book AGM in May (26/27th weekend) (?)
> > > * Paper on curriculum (?)
> > > * Paper on quality (Sarah)
> > > * Paper on student selection (Sandie)
> > > * Spreadsheet for curriculum offerings (Joss)
> > > * Proposed amendments to discussion list on values (Richard)
> > >
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> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 22:20:35 +0000
> From: joel lazarus <joel_lazarus at hotmail.com>
> To: <ssc at lists.aktivix.org>
> Subject: [SSC] Moving towards national 'free university' meeting in
> Feb in Birmingham
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> Dear all,
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> I've tried to take the lead and move towards getting a national meeting actually set up.
> It seems as if Feb is the preferred option. Saturday seems the preferred day. Birmingham is the popular option.
>
> I've set up an email group address - freeuniversity at googlegroups.com. If anyone has a better idea in terms of how to share communication in order to facilitate organisation of this meeting please don't hesitate to step forward.
>
> I think the email group homepage is http://groups.google.com/group/freeuniversityuk
> Go to that and sign up.
>
> Also, I've set up a basic 'meet-o-matic' to establish the preferred date for the national meeting. The choice is between three saturdays in Feb - 11th, 18th, 25th. You can go to this link to record your preference - http://www.meetomatic.com/respond.php?id=86AIHJ
> Once someone responds, an email is sent to the freeuniversity group address so we can all monitor the survey results.
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> Thanks and best wishes,
> Joel
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