ICS 36 - Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

    Recent Professors
    Laura Chin, Calvin Williams
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4G · IGETC Area 4C · CSU GE Area D7 · CSU GE Area D3
    Description
    This course offers both applied and theoretical learning for students of social justice, serving as a comparative survey of protest movements since the 1960s. It provides an introductory, comparative, and interdisciplinary study of social and political struggles among Mexican American, African American, Asian American, and white working-class communities from 1960 to the present day. Throughout the course, there is a focus on tracing the development of these protest movements in response to various forms of inequality, including racial, class, gender, ecological, and political disparities within the context of U.S. politics and history. Moreover, the course critically examines both internal and external factors contributing to the rise and fall of social and political movements. Special attention is given to the intersectionality of ecology, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, class, and sexual orientation within contemporary U.S. politics.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 1:30pm–3:20pm, Wed 2:30pm–4:20pm