Course Details

Service for Social Justice addresses service and community action as means of promoting and working toward social justice on both local and global scales. The seminar connects Honors students with service opportunities, as well as engages them in discussions about the meaning of service, the connections to social justice, and the variety of ways in which we, as citizens, serve our communities. The course will focus on the gendered aspects of social justice and specifically address issues of women and violence within the context of service for social justice. In addition to readings and discussions, guest speakers from the campus and community will educate the students on violence against women, including information on relationship violence and sexual assault and the community response to these forms of violence, as well as international issues of violence like human trafficking and the movement to end human trafficking through social and economic justice.

Expectations:

The students would spend two hours per week in class, with a minimum of 2 hours/week in service work (with a campus or community organization). They will write about their weekly service experiences and their reflections on class presentations and readings, attempting to place their real experiences within the conceptual frameworks provided by the in class discussions, readings, and guest speakers.