Chicanos and Social Change Introduction to studying Chicano politic.al experience with selected US institutions, e.g. education and health, beginning with an historical overview and ending with consideration of Chicanos' political future. Weekly guest speakers. Civil Rights Movement: Grassroots Change and American Society The civil rights mov~rpent of the 1950s-l960s was one of the most important grassroots social movements in Amencan history. This course examines the movement, focusing especially on the experience of 'rankand-file participants, and on the ultimate social effects. California: Edge ofAmerica Is California the "leading" or "outer" edge of this country? Examines the state's population growth and ethnic diversity as they relate to different phases of economic development. Explores California's myths and . cultural mystique, especially as these define the state's relationship with the rest of the world. Mass Media and Community Alternatives ·An introduction -to media and its relationship to community culture, ideology, and popular consciousness. Examines the history and structure of mass media and media alternatives for social change. Students produce original media projects for print radio, television or cinema. Introduction to the AIDS epidemic The history and politics of AIDS, with special attention paid to the impact of race, gender and sexuality on epidemiology,. prevention, treatment, care and research priorities. Field Study Superv.ised research for lower-division students, conducted off-campus within regular commuting distance. Petitions may be obtained at Community · Studies Office. Prerequisites: approval of student's advisor, certification of adequate preparation, approval of Board. Tutorial Individual, directed study for lowerdiyisioti undergraduates. Petitions may be obµiined at Community Studies Office. Prerequisites: approval of student's advisor, certification of adequate preparation, approval of Board. Upper-Division Cou·rses Theory and Practice Introduces students to different ways of perceivin.g and understanding the · world, engaging them in an ongoing dialogue about the practical implications of theory and the theoretical implications of practic~. Faculty introduce and discuss their own work in these terms. This course must be completed prior to the six-month field study. Preparation for Field Studies Part-time field work, along with discussions on participant observer field methods. Must be completed prior to six-month field study. Workers and Community in Industrializing America An examination of working-class life · as it took form during America's · industrial revolution. Topics include the transformation of work, mass im~igration, patterns of community, and political roles played by working people in the emergence of industrial America. The Political Economy of US Agriculture An historical and institutional examination of modem US agricu~ture, including the destruction of rural society, the institutions that facilitate the transition to large-scale ·• agribusiness, and selected social systems involved in agricultural production. Communities through Imagination The use of fantasy and expression in describing communities. How writers and other artists develop a sense of daily lifo and render the individual's relation with the larger world. Reading in fiction and non-fiction, with coursework in writing. US Regions aud the Global Economy Insights from g~ography, economics, planning, and other disciplines are brought to bear on how .and why regions.in the US have followed. different paths of economic development. The principle theme is that , difference and change·must be · understood in terms of the interaction of processes at many scales. Method ofTeaching Community Each student serves as a facilitator for small discussion groups in connection with core community stm;lies courses. Facilitators c9mplete course readings and meet with instructor as a group to discuss the teaching process. A small sample of the texts used in the core courses: Peggy Golde Women in the Field: Anthropological Experiences, University of California Press, 1986. Jeffrey Galper The Politics ofSocial Services, Prentice-Hall, 1975. Ram Dass and Paul Gorman How can I help? Stories and Reflections on Service, Knopf, 1985. Ayala Pines and Elliot Aronson Career Burnout, Free Press, 1988. Howard Becker · Doing things together: Selected Papers, Northwestern University Press, 1986. Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss The Discovery ofGrounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Resem;ch, Walter De Gruyter Press, 1967. Michael Burawoy Ethnography.Unbound: Power and Resistance in the Modern Metropolis, University of California Press, 1991. ' Linda Niemann Boome1r: Railroad Memoirs, Cleis Press, 1991. . Howard Becker Writing for Social Scientists: How to Finish your Thesis, Book or Article, University of Chicago Press, 1986. RAIN Summer 1994 Volume XIV, Nu,mber 4 Page 51
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