Education 691E - Sem-Soc Issues In Education

Fall
2018
01
3.00
David Neely;Keri DeJong;Ximena Zuniga
F 9:05AM 5:00PM; SA SU 9:00AM 5:00PM
UMass Amherst
73352
To be Announced by Department
dneely@umass.edu;kdejong@umass.edu;xzuniga@educ.umass.edu
Introductory vocabulary and definitions, descriptions of the dynamics of oppression at the individual, institutional, and cultural levels. Focus on developing personal awareness of social group memberships in relationship to two specific forms of oppression. Introduction to selected literature on two specific forms of oppression.
Open to Graduate students only. Open to graduate students only. Class meets on Friday, September 14th and December 7th, 9am-5pm, Furcolo W015, 9am-5pm, and students will choose two weekend seminars out of four, Dates & Topics: 9/29-30 Youth Oppression; 10/13-14 Racism; 10/27-28 Gender Oppression; 11/10-11 Ableism.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.