J 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ecological Footprint, Oxymoron

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Journalism
• Course: J 314
• Professor: Debra Merskin

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Apple"s i(cid:373)age (cid:373)ore: 70% of us consumers under 30yrs now contemplate social issues before purchase. This (cid:373)akes the ti(cid:373)i(cid:374)g of cook"s (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges i(cid:374) (cid:272)orporate respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ility pretty important. 3 zones of citizenship: political (right to reside and vote) = political rights, economic (right to work and prosper) = material rights, cultural (right to know and speak) = cultural representation, citizenship has always been cultural. The term cultural citizenship is a deliberate oxymoron, a pair of words that do not go together comfortably. Cultural citizenship refers to the right to be different and belong in a participatory democratic sense. Social justice calls for equity (for race, sexuality, gender, etc. ). Extra credit material: inconvenient truth, 11th hour, blades rising.