Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 8:00-9:50 Additional Hours by Appt.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Race Class and Gender in the U.S.: An Integrated Study, Rothenberg
Goal: The students will explore the root causes of prejudice and engage in community involvement and service projects that will help them to facilitate the process of becoming more conscious of their personal prejudices and the impact of that prejudice in helping to maintain the institutionalized prejudice in the society.
Course Requirements:
ATTENDANCE is essential. You have two absences no questions asked and no
explanations needed. After that your overall grade can be affected by absences.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Each student is expected to organize a panel for a presentation to the class on class, gender or race. The panel should be composed of 3 to 5 persons from the community. More details will be given in class regarding this assignment. Students will work in small groups on this assignment. Community service projects are required as well, for instance helping to prepare meals at a local soup kitchen, preparing personal care packages for the homeless at Loaves and Fishes or assisting in organizing the clothes closet or working in the Saturday School at Aunt Maggie's. There are many opportunities for short-term service that students can complete and more details will be given in class. Reflections on your community involvement will be kept in a journal.
CLASS PARTICIPATION is quite necessary. This course is a seminar and each student is expected to participate in class discussions.
PAPERS: There will be five papers based upon required films and documentaries. Some of these will be scheduled at times other than the regular class times. The papers should be reflective/analytical essays that address the content of the film or documentary and its message in relationship to the goal of the course. The impact of the work upon the student should be included in the discussion.
TESTS: There will be unannounced as well as announced reading quizzes and a comprehensive final on all material covered in the class for the term.
GRADING: Final grades will be based upon the following: 30%Community Involvement and journal reflections 30% Papers 40% Quizzes, comprehensive final and Class Participation
*Note: Scheduled lectures outside of class time will be included in the class participation grade.
Plan to attend the following:
Women's Studies Symposium (March)
HIVAIDS Symposia (Four of them TBA)
Women's Leadership Forum on Global Status of Women
Women and Resilience Lecture with Ellie Moore
READING SCHEDULE:
Week 1 - Part 2, chps. 6,5,8,9,
Week 2 - Part 2, chps. 1,2,3,4,7, 10
Week 3 - Part 1, chps. 2,7, Part 3 chps. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,17,18,19,21,24
Week 4 - Part 4
Week 5 - Film ( Exploring gender issues)
Week- 6 Part 5 chps.6,10,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19
Week 7 - Panel on gender
Week 8 - Part 6 chps. 1- 23
Week 9 - Panels on race and class
Week 10 - Film
Week 11 - Part 8
Week 12 - Film
Week 13 - Part 9
Week 14 - Film
Week- 15 Closing Ritual (Reflections on community involvement)
