The 2022 Ukraine War: A Guided Exploration from a Historical and Philosophical Perspective
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12 sessions
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This series ended on April 13, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.
About
The war that is raging in the Ukraine affects some of us directly, and some of us more indirectly; and it may affect us in very different ways. What can we, as individuals and a community, do in response to this war? One step, very much in keeping with our Schoolhouse mission of “Connecting the World Through Learning,” is to work together to better understand the historical context from which this conflict has emerged and the great issues that it, once again, raises.
This series will focus on building this understanding and grappling with these issues. We’ll share our own perspectives, developed in the many cultures from which we spring; and we’ll use a wide range of resources — text, images, audio, video; contemporaneous, post-hoc analysis, artistic; freely available through the Internet — to ground and inform our discussion.
We’ll have three goals through this Series:
• To strengthen our own understanding, as we each live with this terrifying event in our world.
• To develop an information and process guide to share with others in the SHW community over time.
• To model an approach that SHW might utilize with future issues that emerge.
Duration: TBD.
Tracks: Two tracks, A and B, are offered. Track A will meet Fridays and Tuesdays at 9:00PM EDT. Track B will meet Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00AM EDT. To help build group cohesion, you are encouraged to chose a track, and (mainly) stay within it. However, this is not necessary, and you are welcome to mix tracks to suite your schedules.
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Schedule
✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY
You are free to attend/skip whichever sessions you want, but continuity is certainly desirable.
SESSION 1
26
Mar
SESSION 1
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Sat 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTCMar 26, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTC
[0.A] We will get to know one another, share our respective ideas of what we would like the Series to be, and deal with practical matters such as session scheduling, level of commitment, etc.
One possible way to organize sessions would be as discussions grounded in “homework prep” done beforehand. Homework might be watching a short video, or reading a short essay. See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxzBMOBqtQLJ4SwSdPr1ylnDYrCqXRtibCBL8DEThMw for a proposed homework #1.
You are encouraged to participate in the Series group chat even before the first session. What are you thinking?
SESSION 2
26
Mar
SESSION 2
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Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCMar 26, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
[0.B] We will get to know one another, share our respective ideas of what we would like the Series to be, and deal with practical matters such as session scheduling, level of commitment, etc.
One possible way to organize sessions would be as discussions grounded in “homework prep” done beforehand. Homework might be watching a short video, or reading a short essay. See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxzBMOBqtQLJ4SwSdPr1ylnDYrCqXRtibCBL8DEThMw for a proposed homework #1.
You are encouraged to participate in the Series group chat even before the first session. What are you thinking?
SESSION 3
27
Mar
SESSION 3
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Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCMar 27, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
[1.B] Group discussion motivated by the "homework prep" for this session (i.e., Homework #1).
Establishment of the "homework prep" for the next session.
SESSION 4
30
Mar
SESSION 4
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Wed 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTCMar 30, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTC
[1.A] Group discussion motivated by the "homework prep" for this session (i.e., Homework #1).
Establishment of the "homework prep" for the next session.
SESSION 5
2
Apr
SESSION 5
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Sat 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTCApr 2, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTC
[2.A] Group discussion motivated by the homework for this session (i.e., Homework #2).
Establishment of the homework for the next session (i.e., Homework #3).
RESOURCES
Homework: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxzBMOBqtQLJ4SwSdPr1ylnDYrCqXRtibCBL8DEThMw
Group Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxLTUfy3JqTaKv-dIGVWdPuc-cPAvQQMgh1XmCdjDSs
SESSION 6
2
Apr
SESSION 6
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Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCApr 2, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
[2.B] Group discussion motivated by the homework for this session (i.e., Homework #2).
Establishment of the homework for the next session (i.e., Homework #3).
RESOURCES
Homework: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxzBMOBqtQLJ4SwSdPr1ylnDYrCqXRtibCBL8DEThMw
Group Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxLTUfy3JqTaKv-dIGVWdPuc-cPAvQQMgh1XmCdjDSs
SESSION 7
3
Apr
SESSION 7
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Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCApr 3, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
[3.B] Group discussion motivated by the homework for this session (i.e., Homework #3).
Establishment of the homework for the next session (i.e., Homework #4).
RESOURCES
Homework: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxzBMOBqtQLJ4SwSdPr1ylnDYrCqXRtibCBL8DEThMw
Group Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxLTUfy3JqTaKv-dIGVWdPuc-cPAvQQMgh1XmCdjDSs
SESSION 8
6
Apr
SESSION 8
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Wed 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTCApr 6, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTC
[3.A] Group discussion motivated by the homework for this session (i.e., Homework #3).
Establishment of the homework for the next session (i.e., Homework #4).
RESOURCES
Homework: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxzBMOBqtQLJ4SwSdPr1ylnDYrCqXRtibCBL8DEThMw
Group Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxLTUfy3JqTaKv-dIGVWdPuc-cPAvQQMgh1XmCdjDSs
SESSION 9
9
Apr
SESSION 9
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Sat 12:00 AM - 12:50 AM UTCApr 9, 12:00 AM - 12:50 AM UTC
[4.A] Group discussion motivated by the homework for this session (i.e., Homework #4).
Establishment of the homework for the next session (i.e., Homework #5).
RESOURCES
Homework: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxzBMOBqtQLJ4SwSdPr1ylnDYrCqXRtibCBL8DEThMw
Group Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxLTUfy3JqTaKv-dIGVWdPuc-cPAvQQMgh1XmCdjDSs
SESSION 10
9
Apr
SESSION 10
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Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCApr 9, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
[4.B] Group discussion motivated by the homework for this session (i.e., Homework #4).
Establishment of the homework for the next session (i.e., Homework #5).
RESOURCES
Homework: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxzBMOBqtQLJ4SwSdPr1ylnDYrCqXRtibCBL8DEThMw
Group Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxLTUfy3JqTaKv-dIGVWdPuc-cPAvQQMgh1XmCdjDSs
SESSION 11
10
Apr
SESSION 11
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Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCApr 10, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
[5/B] We will listen to these 10 minutes worth of videos, and then discuss Democracy vs Autocracy: Other videos in the Group Guide under Ideology are relevant.
Democracy vs Autocracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwRu1G_3ywU (Biden; 1m)
Anti-Democracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJBzhcSWTk (on Socrates; 4.5m)
Hannah Arendt (The banality of evil): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYaM2StEs7s (in a nutshell; 4.5m)
SESSION 12
13
Apr
SESSION 12
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Wed 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTCApr 13, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM UTC
[5.A] We will watch famous movie clips, and discuss the various techniques of propaganda that they employ.