This course is a survey of 20th-century movements for change in the United States, in particular those formed by and for communities of color. We will examine issues of power, race, gender, and class in U.S. society as we investigate debates surrounding the prospects of equity, equality, and social justice. At heart, our class seeks to learn from the diverse ways groups of people have envisioned “freedom” in the U.S. context and how these visions have served to mobilize struggles for a more just world.
“All Power to the People!” is a COLLECTIVE. Our learning experience is based on the belief that we can learn more as individuals if we learn from and with each other. Our collective respects the knowledge, questions, ideas, and analytical skills each of us brings to class. We use those as the basis for our shared learning. In collaboration with one another, we will challenge simplistic thinking, seek out complexity, and build new understandings as equal members in a process of learning.
WELCOME TO OUR LEARNING COLLECTIVE!
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