College Seminar (105-7-91)

Instructors

Michael Brian Maltenfort

Meeting Info

Locy Hall 109: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

Title:
Balancing the Equation: Inclusion and Equity in Mathematics

Course description:
Who is a mathematician? Who teaches mathematics? Who learns mathematics, and why are U.S. mathematicians disproportionately male and white? How do race, gender, and other identities affect mathematics, mathematics education, and more generally STEM and society at large? Using academic writings, articles, movies, and other media, in this class students explore racism, sexism, and other systems of power, with particular attention on anti-Black racism. We collaboratively create an anti-racist framework, and we use this framework to understand how privilege has shaped society, academia, and mathematics. Can mathematics become a field that is equally open to anyone? If so, how?

Class Materials (Required)

978-0571199976
Proof
Authors: Auburn, David
Publishers: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Class Attributes

WCAS College Seminar