![]() ![]() In order to excavate this assumption, we will survey debates on 1) the origin and history of race and racism (from the Ancients to the early moderns) 2) the deployment of categories in contested proximity to race (from class to gender) and 3) the development of different conceptual paradigms (from double consciousness to political ontology) to parse the relationship between race and the world. We will begin with the working assumption that slavery is at the root of the problem of race and racism. This course offers a critical introduction to the conditions of possibility for modern racial thinking, with particular emphasis on racial slavery and anti-blackness. While paying attention to the seemingly endless possibilities associated with queer theory, this course is profoundly committed to as Sedgwick argues to keep “same-sex sexual expression at “the terms definitional center,” as not to “dematerialize any possibility of queerness itself.”. Although this course is organized thematically across a number of disciplines, it also resists a kind of stringent categorization or segmentation- mirroring the energy that has characterized this interdisciplinary field. It offers a very different story arc and experience from its predecessor.In her essay “Queer and Now,” Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick offers a rumination on the political, epistemological and pedagogical imports of “queer” at that moment: “ That’s one of the things that ‘queer’ can refer to: the open mesh of possibilities, gaps, overlaps, dissonances and resonances, lapses and excesses of meaning when the constituent elements of anyone’s gender, of anyone’s sexuality aren’t made (or can’t be made) to signify monolithically.” This 3 credit hour course, takes up Sedgwick’s suggestion of the possibilities of “queer” to consider the development of queer theory, queer studies, and queer politics. Increased Coal and Iron Market size – The price of coal and iron can now go up to £8 per cube, and it’s not uncommon.īrass: Birmingham is a sequel to Brass. Pottery – These behemoths of Birmingham offer huge VPs, but at a huge cost and need to plan. Each level of manufactured goods provides unique rewards, rather than just escalating in VPs, making it a more versatile (yet potentially more difficult) path vs cotton. Manufactured goods – Function like cotton, but features eight levels. As an incentive to sell early, the first player to sell to a trader receives free beer.īirmingham features three all-new industry types:īrewery – Produces precious beer barrels required to sell goods. For example, a level 1 cotton mill requires one beer to flip. To sell cotton, pottery, or manufactured goods to these traders, you must also “grease the wheels of industry” by consuming beer. Each of these traders is looking for a specific type of good each game. You must now sell your product through traders located around the edges of the board. Iron, coal, and cotton are three industries which appear in both the original Brass as well as in Brass: Birmingham.īrewing has become a fundamental part of the culture in Birmingham. This provides players with the opportunity to score much higher value canals in the first era, and creates interesting strategy with industry placement. ![]() Instead of each flipped industry tile giving a static 1 VP to all connected canals and rails, many industries give 0 or even 2 VPs. VPs are counted at the end of each half for the canals, rails and established (flipped) industry tiles.īirmingham features dynamic scoring canals/rails. The game is played over two halves: the canal era (years 1770-1830) and the rail era (years 1830-1870). ![]() (This action replaces Double Action Build in original Brass.) Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution, between the years of 1770-1870.Īs in its predecessor, you must develop, build, and establish your industries and network, in an effort to exploit low or high market demands.Įach round, players take turns according to the turn order track, receiving two actions to perform any of the following actions (found in the original game):ġ) Build – Pay required resources and place an industry tile.Ģ) Network – Add a rail / canal link, expanding your network.ģ) Develop – Increase the VP value of an industry.Ĥ) Sell – Sell your cotton, manufactured goods and pottery.ĥ) Loan – Take a £30 loan and reduce your income.īrass: Birmingham also features a new sixth action:Ħ) Scout – Discard three cards and take a wild location and wild industry card. Brass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace’ 2007 masterpiece, Brass. ![]()
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