by Prof. Gold
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For Tuesday’s class, please read Jen Phillips’s “What Happens to Your Phone When You Recycle It?” and Annie Leonard’s related video, The Story of Electronics.
We’ll discuss both of these texts in class, along with an upcoming essay assignment.
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