Experiments in Ethical Living

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This course is required for Kenan LLC participants. It focuses on aspects of living that fall into the background of professional life: sleep, food, mental health, interpersonal relating, and practices of consumption/waste. Assigned readings cover topics related to the concept of 'social reproduction,' and interdisciplinary studies on the above-named themes. Weekly peer- and instructor-designed 'experiments in living' accompany readings, paired with writing assignments, group reflections, and analytic discussions. The course goal is to help students experientially develop awareness and living practices, while keeping open the question of 'ethical living' within the built environment.