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Freshman Seminar: Introduction to Social Justice Studies

[FRSCJ- 101]

“Striving for social justice is the most valuable thing to do in life.”-Albert Einstein

Fall 2016Wabash Room 1015

Monday Afternoons 2-4:30M

!nstr"#tor: An$eline %ones& W' 1M11E& a(ones3)*roose+elt,ed"& 312-341-4340ffi#e .o"rs: 'y a//ointment onlyRe"ired ets: Readings for diversity and social justice 3rd ed, 2013

I. Rationale:Why so#ial ("sti#e Why do e ha+e #"rb #"ts in o"r side al7 Why do e ha+e is it that omenere not alloed to +ote "ntil

II. Course Aims and Outcomes: Aims8o#ial ("sti#e is a #on#e/t that sometimes seems to be thron aro"nd more and more lately& and"sed to des#ribe anythin$ that see7s to disr"/t the stat"s "o, .oe+er& so#ial ("sti#e is m"#hmore than that, 9efined +ery $enerally as& ("sti#e in terms of the distrib"tion of ealth&o//ort"nities& and /ri+ile$es ithin a so#iety&; e ill or7 to disse#t this and $o dee/er into the#ore #on#e/ts behind this, his #o"rse aims to #reate so#ially aare st"dents& hat?hro"$h self-refle#tion& readin$s& $ro"/ dis#"ssions& as ell as /ro(e#ts& yo" as the st"dent ill$ain a better "nderstandin$ of #ore so#ial ("sti#e #on#e/ts as ell as yo"r on or7in$ definitionof so#ial ("sti#e,

Specific Learning Outcomes:Foundational Knoled!e: 'y the end of this #o"rse& st"dents ill be able to a##"rately define#ore #on#e/ts in the field of so#ial ("sti#e,A""lication: 'y the end of this #o"rse& st"dents ill be able to or7 #ollaborati+ely to #ond"#t"alitati+e inter+ies on so#ial ("sti#e ith the end res"lt of re/ortin$ on their findin$s,Inte!ration: 'y the end of this #o"rse& st"dents ill be able to inte$rate #o"rse #on#e/ts intoe+eryday e/erien#es by identifyin$ them in #"rrent media,#uman $imension: 'y the end of this #o"rse& st"dents ill be able to #riti#ally refle#t on#on#e/ts #o+ered and arti#"late this ne "nderstandin$ thro"$h ritten analysis,#uman $imension: 'y the end of this #o"rse& st"dents ill be able to dis#"ss #ollaborati+ely theays in hi#h "nderstandin$ of #ore #on#e/ts has $ron& #han$ed or remained the same,Carin!: 'y the end of this #o"rse& st"dents ill be more so#ially #ons#io"s and aare st"dents

ho are able to #ontrib"te to so#iety by ha+in$ hei$htened aareness of so#ial iss"es fa#in$#iti@ens,%earnin! #o &o %earn: 'y the end of this #o"rse& st"dents ill be able to do#"ment and#riti#ally refle#t on #o"rse "nderstandin$ and $roth as demonstrated thro"$h refle#tion /a/ersand /re-and /ost-testin$,

III. Format and 'rocedures:

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his #o"rse ill follo a mied format ith both le#t"re and dis#"ssion elements,

I(. )* Assum"tionsAs first-year st"dents& ! do not e/e#t yo" to be masters of the material from day one& or else yo"o"ldnsin$ the #on#e/ts that e ha+e #o+ered in #lass& Find 2

eam/les of at least 3 different so#ial ("sti#e iss"es in #"rrent media ie: 2 eam/les ofra#ism& 2 eam/les of /ri+ile$e& and 2 eam/les of /oer, o/y and /aste the /hoto&arti#le& or lin7 to the +ideo& and rite a short /ara$ra/h 5-I senten#es des#ribin$ hyyo" feel that this eam/le is re/resentati+e of a so#ial ("sti#e iss"e e ha+e #o+ered in#lass, =o" ill $i+e a 5-) min"te /resentation on 2 of yo"r #hosen /ie#es of media,

2. 8o#ial %"sti#e !nter+ies and Jro"/ resentations: !n $ro"/s of 3-4 yo" ill inter+ie atleast 4 members of the "ni+ersity staff fa#"lty& staff& #leri#al& H st"dents on their +iesof so#ial ("sti#e and $i+e a 10-12 min"te /resentation to the #lass on ho their res/onses#om/are to hat e ha+e learned in the #o"rse and s"bmit a 5-6 /a$e& do"ble-s/a#edrefle#tion on yo"r findin$s, 'e s"re to in#l"de s/e#ifi# eam/les from yo"r inter+ies and"otes from the readin$ that relates, ! ill /ro+ide yo" ith #onta#t information for

indi+id"als ho ha+e a$reed to be inter+ieed for the /"r/osese of this #o"rse,

(I. 3radin! 'roceduresa) Attendan#e and arti#i/ation-,0 "ointsb) Wee7ly Refle#tion a/ers-,0 "ointsc) Media ro(e#t-,0 "oints 10/ts, for /resentation& 10/ts, for rite-"/d) Jro"/ ro(e#t and resentation-0 "oints

a. ,0 "oints for inter+ies and $ro"/ /resentationb. ,0 "oints for final /a/er

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i. Group project participation will be evaluated by group membersii. Students will be graded individually for this project

(II. Academic Inte!rit*Ea#h st"dent in this #o"rse is e/e#ted to abide by the >ni+ersity ode of A#ademi# !nte$rity,Any or7 s"bmitted by a st"dent in this #o"rse for a#ademi# #redit ill be the st"dentKs on or7 Lith the e#e/tion of the final $ro"/ /resentation /a/er hi#h may be ritten #ollaborati+ely,

=o" are en#o"ra$ed to st"dy to$ether and to dis#"ss information and #on#e/ts #o+ered in le#t"reand the se#tions ith other st"dents, =o" #an $i+e #ons"ltin$ hel/ to or re#ei+e #ons"ltin$

hel/ from s"#h st"dents, .oe+er& this /ermissible #oo/eration sho"ld ne+er in+ol+e one st"dentha+in$ /ossession of a #o/y of all or /art of or7 done by someone else& in the form of an e-mail&an e-mail atta#hment file& a dis7ette& or a hard #o/y,

8ho"ld #o/yin$ o##"r& both the st"dent ho #o/ied or7 from another st"dent and the st"dentho $a+e material to be #o/ied ill both a"tomati#ally re#ei+e a @ero for the assi$nment, enaltyfor +iolation of this ode #an also be etended to in#l"de fail"re of the #o"rse and >ni+ersitydis#i/linary a#tion,

9"rin$ eaminations& yo" m"st do yo"r on or7, al7in$ or dis#"ssion is not /ermitted d"rin$the eaminations& nor may yo" #om/are /a/ers& #o/y from others& or #ollaborate in any ay, Any

#ollaborati+e beha+ior d"rin$ the eaminations ill res"lt in fail"re of the eam& and may lead tofail"re of the #o"rse and >ni+ersity dis#i/linary a#tion,

(III. Accommodations 4or students ith disa/ilities!n #om/lian#e ith the >ni+ersity /oli#y and e"al a##ess las& ! am a+ailable to dis#"ssa//ro/riate a#ademi# a##ommodations that may be re"ired for st"dent ith disabilities, Re"estsfor a#ademi# a##ommodations are to be made d"rin$ the first three ee7s of the semester& e#e/tfor "n"s"al #ir#"mstan#es& so arran$ements #an be made, 8t"dents are en#o"ra$ed to re$isterith 8t"dent 9isability 8er+i#es to +erify their eli$ibility for a//ro/riate a##ommodations,

I5. Inclusi6it* StatementWe "nderstand that o"r members re/resent a ri#h +ariety of ba#7$ro"nds and /ers/e#ti+es, he8o#ial %"sti#e de/artment is #ommitted to /ro+idin$ an atmos/here for learnin$ that res/e#tsdi+ersity, While or7in$ to$ether to b"ild this #omm"nity e as7 all members to:

• share their "ni"e e/erien#es& +al"es and beliefs

• be o/en to the +ies of others

• honor the "ni"eness of their #ollea$"es

• a//re#iate the o//ort"nity that e ha+e to learn from ea#h other in this #omm"nity

• +al"e ea#h other


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8o#ial %"sti#e

ha/ter I Ce#t"re anddis#"ssion,

Refle#tion a/er 9"eWee7 1 dis#"ssion an/re-test;

7ee8 Se"tem/er 1,th

Ra#isma$es 5I-64 andha/ter )

Ce#t"re anddis#"ssion,

Refle#tion a/er 9"eWee7 2 readin$s anddis#"ssion,

7ee8 Se"tem/er 19th

oer ha/ter 3 Ce#t"re and

dis#"ssion,Refle#tion a/er 9"eWee7 3 readin$s and

dis#"ssion,7ee8 2 Se"tem/er ,th

ri+ile$eha/ter 116 Ce#t"re and

dis#"ssion,Refle#tion a/er 9"eWee7 4 readin$s anddis#"ssion,

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lassisma$es 141-14N andha/ters 2N-31

9is#"ssion ando+er+ie of !ndi+id"alMedia ro(e#t,

Refle#tion a/er 9"eWee7 5 readin$s anddis#"ssion,

7ee8 ; Octo/er 10th Indi6idual )edia

'roo6em/er ,=th Final 3rou"'resentations

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>o Class

Hone Final 3rou"

'resentation 'a"er $on ?lac8/oard8#hed"le is s"b(e#t to #han$e at any time d"rin$ the semester, 8t"dents ill be notified of any #han$es and

/ro+ided ith an "/dated s#hed"le,

he folloin$ fo"r a$reements are ada/ted from 9on Mi$"el R"i@& Robert Hash& and 'rid$et "rner Pelly,

ontra#t for 9ialo$"e in the lassroom: Fo"r A$reements

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"e #mpeccable $ith %our $ord

! a$ree to s/ea7 ith inte$rity& to say only hat ! mean, ! a$ree to not s/ea7 a$ainst or ("d$e others or

myself, ! a$ree to ta7e res/onsibility for my a#tions, ! a$ree to $o hard on ideas and soft on /eo/le, !

belie+e that ideas are alays "/ for #hallen$e& #riti"e and disse#tion, ! belie+e /eo/le

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