SOC 187 A-Z - (BH) Special TopicsSemester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
The course deals with innovative topics.
Current Special Topics
SOC 187C - Social Justice and Social Change
This course will focus on concepts, processes, practices, and goals of social justice. It will involve a discussion of social justice as equal/equitable access and distribution of resources; a process and practice that is inclusive and participatory; and goals that ensure the rights and human wellbeing of all. We will discuss why and how sociologists frame social justice and highlight some of the sites, contexts, and connections in which social justice issues are raised. Special attention will be devoted to examining social justice to social and economic inequalities. We will consider intersecting systems of domination, oppression, forms of resistance, and visions for transformative social change. Concepts of power, privilege, diversity, inclusion, identity, vulnerabilities, and resilience will be drawn upon. We will explore individual action, policy, advocacy, and collective action and consider how we can use our sociological imagination to effectively partner to build a more just world.
SOC 187F - Playlist for Revolution
Note: Students who have taken this course as HUHC 02E should not enroll in this course.
“What does music have to do with revolution? How has music been used to call attention to and challenge injustice? What role, if any, does music play in effecting social change? In this course, we’ll use sociological lenses to explore the relationship between social injustice; cultural, social, and political movements; and music. Together, we’ll analyze song lyrics, music, music videos, and events in North, Central, and South America; Africa; Asia; and Europe. We’ll consider how music fosters social cohesion. We’ll examine instances where music has served as a cultural vehicle for imagining alternative futures, a mode of storytelling to document movement history and social transformation, and a political tool for rights movements. Students will have opportunities to collect memories of music and revolution and to curate their own playlists for revolution.”
SOC 187G - Environmental Justice
This course examines the development of environmental justice as a concept, a policy goal, and a framework for social movement organizing. Drawing from domestic and international case studies, we will consider how environmental benefits, harms, and risks are unevenly distributed among communities and groups. We will study how those groups have fought for fair treatment, recognition, and participation in environmental decision-making. Topics will include environmental racism and toxic, sea-level rise and community displacement, climate change as a driver of international migration, and the leading role of women and indigenous people in resisting environmental injustice.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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