WMST 16 - Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960's

Institution:

De Anza College

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Description:

(Formerly Women's Studies 54.) (See modules under Women's Studies 54G-J.) (See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) (Students who have received credit for the four-unit parent course, Social Science 16, Political Science 16, or Women's Studies 16, may not also receive credit for any of the modules). Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. (Also listed as Social Science 16 and Political Science 16. Student may enroll in only one department for credit.) Four hours lecture. (The courses are not repeatable, and students may receive a maximum of four units of credit for any combination of Social Science 16, 54G-J, Political Science 16, 54G-J, and Women's Studies 16, 54G-J.) Applied and theoretical learning for students of social justice, this course is a comparative survey of protest movements since the 1960's. An introductory, comparative, and interdisciplinary study of Mexican American, African American, Asian American, and white working class social and political struggles from 1960 to the present. The course traces the development of protest movements in response to racial, class, gender, and political inequality in the context of U.S. politics and history. The course critically examines the internal and external factors contributing to the rise and fall of social and political movements with special attention to the conjuncture of gender, race, ethnicity, culture, class, and sexual preference in contemporary U.S. politics.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.deanza.edu/

Phone Number:

(408) 864-5678

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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