Motivation to Teach Social Action:
I have a course on Social Movements in my regular teaching rotation to which I have recently added a direct action course project component. Not only will this workshop help me improve the implementation of this project, but my experiences developing and implementing my own project may be of value to some other workshop participants.
Course Description:
This course examines social movements that seek change in the social, cultural and political structures of society. The social, economic and political contexts of these movements are treated as well as their origins, tactics, organization, recruitment, and successes and failures. Case studies focus on movements in the areas of labor, civil rights, feminism, the environment, "right wing politics", and neighborhood activism.
Taught By:
Richard Zdan
Associate Professor - Lecturer
Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Social Work
Rider University
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