Electives Monday & Tuesday
Photo: Old Mill/Lafayette complex, air conditioned and where all programs are based in weeks 4 & 5
Posted by: Alfred Snider
The College Policy Debate Workshop and the NFA-LD Debate Workshop have elective classes on Monday and Tuesday morning. Each faculty member offered several elective class topics an then each student rank ordered them. The eight highest ranked electives will be offered in four different timeslots.
Here are the electives being offered:
MONDAY 9 AM
ROOM LAF 207
GIVING STRONG REBUTTALS
Kevin Kuswa
A speech by speech analysis of the four speeches and how to give more effective and more powerful rebuttals.
ROOM LAF 200
DEBATING FEMINISM
Sarah Snider
Obviously this is going to be an issue, and perhaps beyond the Casey deicison. Learn about different branches of feminism, different principles and different applications of the concept.
MONDAY 10:15 AM
ROOM LAF 207
MORE KRITIK THEORY
Kevin Kuswa
Asking and answering questions about recent boundary-testing in debate.
ROOM LAF 200
CROSS EXAMINATION PRACTICUM
Chris Langone
1st 1/2 - I would demonstrate various cross examiantion styles and techniques, 2nd 1/2 students will practice by CXing me and I would critique them -- Theme of lecture would be the Three Cs of CX -- to obtain clarifications, concessions and commitment. I will also cover the three biggest mistakes in CX and introduce three techniques for effective CX (As you can see - I like the Rule of 3s)
TUESDAY 9 AM
ROOM LAF 207
POWER AND DISCOURSE
Kevin Kuswa
Michel Foucault and debate. Learn the basic principles of this complex author and how they can be applied to a wide range of issues and cases.
ROOM LAF 200
HISTORY/PROGRESSION OF NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO DEBATE
James Thomas
Using a timeline of various teams and the introduction of their approaches to debate as a guide (the first performance team, then the introduction of Fort Hays and their deal, the Louisville project, etc), go through a survey of all the different ways to be "crazy" / non-traditional in one's approach to the activity. Also what does it even mean to be "non-traditional" these days?
TUESDAY 10:15 AM
ROOM LAF 207
HOW TO WIN TOP SPEAKER AWARDS
James Thomas
The criteria judges use to assign speaker points, the little things you can do to get the extra .5, how to interact with judges in general, ways to make speeches cleaner/more efficient, etc.
ROOM LAF 200
CRITICAL LEGAL THEORY
Chris Langone
Overview of the theories of Roberto Unger, Duncan Kennedy, Cass Susntein, Mark Tushnet and Stanley Fish -- the vanguard of the progressive pragmatists in the legal community.
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