Abolition and Social Praxis
CHUM 374
Fall 2021
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 374, FGSS 374, SOC 280 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate |
This course will examine some of the analyses of society, social power, and societal reform advanced and practiced by diverse activists who organize their work around the theme of abolition. Inspired by activist efforts to eliminate prisons and policing, abolition is here understood as an attempt to link a worldview that advocates for the disassembly of existing, oppressive social structures combined with efforts to generate new, more liberatory forms of social relationship in the here and now. As a form of activism, abolition thus brings utopian dreams to bear upon concrete practice, seeking to generate new structures of agency and pointing toward ways in which liberal notions of consent occlude deep forms of structural power and implicit constraint. Students will be asked to take on an activist project as part of the course. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CHUM |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(FGSS)(HRAD-MN)(SOC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Mutual Aid; Dean Spade
White Reconstruction; Dylan Rodriguez
Decarcerating Disability; Liat Ben-Moshe
Full Surrogacy Now; Lewis
Change Everything; Gilmore
Feminist International; Gago
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly reflections upon the readings (online), one class presentation, one course project, one final paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students should have taken at least one course engaging in social analysis to enroll in this course |
| Instructor(s): Kaye,Kerwin Times: ..T.... 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: CFH106; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 16 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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