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Topics in Learning Sciences (351-0-23)

Topic

Civics Education

Instructors

Matthew Easterday

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G08: Thurs 9:30AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

In this seminar, we will learn about how movements organize for social justice. We'll learn about how change is possible, through a combination of long-term organizing and mass mobilization to make small incremental wins that build over time.

You'll read texts on organizing from practitioners, political scientists, sociologists, organizational sciences researchers, historians, and journalists. Readings will focus on practical applications and models that will help you analyze and choose effective pathways to change. You will also learn through a series of exercises that will introduce you to some of the basic techniques of organizing.

This course is intended for students who want an introduction to theories of organizing, including graduate students interested in research on learning and civic engagement and undergraduate students who are considering or currently in the civic engagement certificate program and want a deeper theoretical grounding in organizing.