Description
This course examines, from a systems perspective, the last 500 years of socio-political, psychological, cross-cultural, educational, religious, and economic dimensions of various world atrocities that have led to and continue to sustain current oppression of diverse peoples across the globe. It is designed to prepare learners to be knowledgeable about and to challenge individual, group, and institutional biases and how these contribute to discrimination and oppression. Equally important, this course will examine the adaptive strategies and strengths of oppressed/marginalized groups and will assist students in undrstanding the complex nature of their own personal values, beliefs, and behaviors that may limit their ability to practice effective methodologies in their schools, communities, and areas of work. Students critically analyze both written and visual texts that include but are not limited to documentaries, film, poems, novels, essays, trade cards, advertisements, etc. This course