Sixties Politics: From Port Huron to Porto Alegra
SOC 341
Fall 2010 not offered
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In many ways the political actions of the 1960s, worldwide, were as much a failure as a success. Most agree that social and global structures changed then. Few agree whether the changes were for the better or the worse. Still, there are lessons to be learned from an era that has been called revolutionary. This seminar will study the history of the 1960s in global perspective with special attention to changes that may have occurred since. The purpose of the seminar is to rethink the theory and practice of political action directed toward progressive social change in the 2000s. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Effective Citizenship, Ethical Reasoning |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC152 OR SOC151 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Selected texts from THE SIXTIES PAPERS: DOCUMENTS OF A REBELLIOUS DECADE, including:
SDS, PORT HURON STATEMENT;
Casey Hayden & Mary King, SEX AND CASTE;
Malcolm X, BALLOT OR THE BULLET;
Frantz Fanon, WRETCHED OF THE EARTH;
Ho Chi Minh, WE SHALL WIN
Other texts to be announced.
Plus various secondary texts describing the global and domestic political situation in the 1960sand since.
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Examinations and Assignments:
First-half semester will be devoted to academic study and discussion of the history of the global 1960s and of the time since and will culminate in some kind of written work, to be discussed. Second-half of the semester will be given over to group work in researching, discussion, and writing of a Port Huron type statement for today. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Participation, therefore, attendance is required, along with reading and writing. Willingness and ability to work with groups is essential. |
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