NEOLIBERALISM AND POP CULTURE

In class writing neoliberal idealogy and how it is pervasive in the world around us.

Non-consensus thinking, how to read studies, political theory

1. I became educated on neoliberalism, one of the main ideologies guiding American society for the pass four decades. 2. I learned about several alternatives to neoliberalism and what they might look like in our society. 3. I developed an understanding of how to formally critique and support an ideology in social, political, and economic contexts.

Professor Carnes is a deeply intentional, thoughtful man. Truly an excellent educator, he helped me seamlessly transition into college academics, starting on day 1. He taught us how to read academic papers, think quickly on our feet to write, debate in a respectful way, make definitions and rubrics, and the list goes on. I feel smarter because I took this class, and that is purely because of his excellence.

I learned how to work under pressure. All graded work was done in class under strict time constraints, which meant I had to learn how to develop an argument without much time. I learned about neoliberalism. As a class, we learned about its definitions and manifestations in society and government. I learned how to think critically about a text. All in class assignments asked us to figure out the main argument of a text and effectively cite information from it to support our interpretation.