KRSG 12A Lecture 2: KRSG 1 Notes Academic Discourse, Rhythm, and Institutions
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Kresge Lecture One
Academic Discourse is...
● education/learning
● process/method
● Discussion/debate
Rhythm can be...
● shared/universal
● individual/emancipatory
● Hierarchy
○ Layers
○ Structure
Institution is... (UCSC, prisons, law, health services)
● A group or organization
● Towards a purpose
● Rules/structure
● Made of people
Actors take on a role. The actor is not the role.
A role is indifferent to individuality.
People take on roles within institutions. Institutions are made of and run by people.
Institutions are not natural, but they existed before we were born, so we
accept them as “natural”.