Social movements range from identity-based movements (such as the civil rights movement and the gay and lesbian rights movement) to issue-based movements (such as anti-globalization and animal rights) to ideological movements (such as the free software movement and the green movement). The course introduces students to contemporary American social movements and their counter-movements, dominant strategies and tactics movements use to communicate with a larger public, and individual campaigns within the larger framework of social movement from both theoretical and applied perspectives. Note: This course fulfills the U.S. Society (GU) requirement for students under GenEd and the American Culture (AC) requirement for students under Core.
Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have successfully completed STOC 0901.