Motivation to Teach Social Action:
Reproductive justice, environmental racism, impacts of climate change (we are in Charleston!), LGBTQ+ affirming health care, sexual assault awareness/gender-based violence, media literacy (especially around beauty culture), decolonizing gender, ..…
Course Description:
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his course introduces students to social action and social change through the application of intersectional feminist frameworks that are informed by the disciplines of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies. Bridging the social sciences and the humanities through case studies, theory, and practice, students will engage in social justice praxis: the process of learning theory, taking action, and reflecting. As an experiential learning course, students analyze power dynamics in sociopolitical arenas and will apply their learning to team-based, hands-on social change campaigns.
Taught By:
Kris De Welde
Professor
Women's and Gender Studies Department
College of Charleston
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