Education 678E - Confronting Oppression/Educ

This course introduces graduate students, in Social Justice Education (SJE) and other programs of study inside and outside the College of Education, to overall concepts of SJE as well as awareness and knowledge about several specific manifestations of systemic, institutional, interpersonal forms of oppression within systems of advantage based on social group categories such as age, race, ability, and gender. The course also examines some of the ways people and social groups have confronted, resisted, and continue to resist and challenge oppression individually and collectively. As an introduction to further study of SJE for students whose course concentration is within SJE ? or as a way of providing introductory knowledge and awareness of SJE for students in other graduate concentrations ? this course draws upon critical, humanistic, and experiential pedagogies which require active learning and engagement among participants alongside critical dialogue and self- reflection.

Open to Graduate students only. Class meets on Friday, September 18th and Friday December 11th, both days 9am-5pm. In addition, students will choose two weekend seminars out of four to attend.

Dates & Topics:

Weekend 1- Oct. 3-4 (Ending Youth Oppression)
Weekend 2- Oct. 17-18 (Racial Justice)
Weekend 3- Oct. 31-Nov 1 (Disability Justice)
Weekend 4- Nov. 14-15 (Trans Liberation)
Weekend 5- Dec. 5-6 (Economic Justice)

Foundations Core requirement for 1st year SJE doctoral and master students.