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Engage: Italian Futurism and modern applied technologies

Although Italian Futurism is a movement of the early 20th century, it hasn’t vanished into irrelevance. Even though some aspects can look unseemly to us now, other key values have been left scratched into our culture. What connections do you … Continue reading

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Week 5: Old and New Waste Conversion Technologies, Italian Futurism

Oratory challenge:  theatrically recite excerpts from the Futurist Manifesto (abridged). Listen to and watch this video in Italian for inspiration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC1wBf-LJ20

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Week 1: Introduction to the Course; Overview of NYC’s Waste Management System

We will spend today discussing the course — including content and expectations — and we will start getting to know each other. In order to find out more about each student, I’ll administer a non-graded initial assessment questionnaire. If possible, … Continue reading

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