Course Details
Course offered Winter 2011
Honors 394 A: Comparative Ideologies: Human Rights Movements (A&H / SSc)
Honors 394 A: Comparative Ideologies: Human Rights Movements (A&H / SSc)
SLN 19507 (View UW registration info »)
Office: B-110 Padelford, Box 354345
Phone: (206) 543-6900
Email: cbright@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To provide an overview of the sociopolitical philosophies which underlie the Feminist, African/American, and Gay movements in the United States.
To situate these paradigms in their historical context.
To assess which theories, concepts and arguments transcend the particular features of the individual movements and apply across their differences and which do not.
To develop the students’ ability to analyze, formulate and defend theory.
To assist students in examining their own sociopolitical beliefs and goals.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Black Power Ideologies, John McCartney
Readings Packets (available at Prof. Copy, 42nd & U. Way)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Class participation (30%): Be present and prepared for discussion. This means having each day’s readings completed by class time and coming with some ideas about them and about any assigned questions. Participation includes both thoughtful comments and active, respectful listening and an appropriate balance between them. One absence is permitted without affecting your participation grade.
Weekly response papers (30%): Each week questions or topics related to the readings will be given on which you will write approximately 2 typewritten pages. Graded credit/no-credit.
Group project (15%): Guidelines to be announced.
Final exam (take-home essay) (25%)