Philosophical Issues in Prejudice and Discrimination
Schedule of Topics and Assignments - Fall 1999
 
Dr. Kathryn Russell  
Philosophy
SUNY - Cortland
VAL 340-001
   
Aug. 31 Introduction to the course
Sept. 2 Ethnicity, race and social marginalization
Andersen/Hill Collins (A/HC) 1-19, Article #1 Madrid, 2 Moraga, 3 Jordon
Sept. 7 6 Takaki, 7 Yamato, 42 Waters
Sept. 9 Unearned advantages and disadvantages
8 McIntosh, 9 Sandor, 10 Martinez Homework on McIntosh collected
Sept. 14 Racism
A/HC 67-89. Kivel Part I
Sept. 16 11 West, 13 Dyson, Kivel Part II
Sept. 21 Activism - allies
Kivel Part III Homework on Kivel collected
Sept. 23 24 Woo, 27 Dill, 36 Snipp, 43 Churchill
Sept. 28 History of marginalized groups
Kivel Part IV Sept. 23 24 Woo, 27 Dill, 36 Snipp, 43 Churchill
Sept. 30 Institutional Racism
Kivel Part V A/HC 217-33
Oct. 5 Log 1 Due
Oct. 7 Handicapism
Bogden & Biklen (xerox)
Oct. 12 Class identity
12 Langston, 14 Ehrenreich, 15 Catanzarite & Ortiz, 16 Higgenbotham & Weber (161-3 only)
Oct. 14 Economic restructuring
22 Zinn & Eitzen, 25 Moore & Pinderhughes, 38 Albelda & Tilly, 39 Collins Homework on classism due
Oct. 19 October break
Oct. 21 Oppression
5 Frye, 26 Newman, 40 Funiciello Males (xerox on oppression of young people)
Oct. 26 Media literacy & cultural critique
Berger, Ways of Seeing (xerox) A/HC 389-403
Oct. 28
Stereotypes in context: Ads as forms of communication


21 Lai, 49 Wolf, 52 Kokopeli & Lakey,
Bigelow et al, Rethinking our Classrooms, pp. 8-15, 80-85

Nov. 2
Stereotypes in context: Understanding stereotypes

Assigned exercises on webpages
Males (xerox on media's scapegoating of youth)
Nov. 4
Stereotypes in context: Understanding stereotypes
Assigned exercises on webpages
Giroux (xerox on scapegoating & commodification of youth)
Nov. 9

Stereotypes in context: Fantasy life of ads &
The anxious consumer

"Psychographics" by Meyers (xerox)
"Media & Culture"by Campbell (xerox)
Nov. 11
Stereotypes in context: The Political Economy of Ads
"Flogging Underwear" by Sullivan (xerox)
"Fantasy, Not Flesh" by Levine (xerox)
A/HC 19 Messner
Nov. 16 Student media projects & presentations due
Nov. 18 Student media projects & presentations due
Nov. 23 Activism & social change
A/HC 507-17, 56 Reagon, 57 Cooper, 61 Anner
Nov. 25 Thanksgiving
Nov. 30 Educational Reform
32 Mickelson & Smith, 34 Williams Kivel Part VI
Dec. 2 Rethinking our classrooms by Bigelow et. al. 4-6, 22-43
Dec. 7 Bigelow 44-79, 86-108
Dec. 9 Bigelow - read 10 articles of your choice from the rest of the book
Dec. 14 Last day of class
Log 2 due
   
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