Community Studies Course Descriptions
2011-12 General Catalog
231 Oakes Academic Building
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http://communitystudies.ucsc.edu
Lower-Division Courses
10. Introduction to Community Activism. S
Surveys different strategies of community activism including charity, volunteering, labor and community organizing, and recently emerging global activism with goal of demonstrating how certain strategies challenge existing social relations and arrangements while others typically (and often by design) reproduce them. (General Education Code(s): IS.) The Staff
42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars taught by upper-division or graduate students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) The Staff
93. Field Study. F,W,S
Supervised research for lower-division students, conducted off campus within regular commuting distance of the campus. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Office. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
93F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
93G. Field Study (3 credits). F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study conducted under the immediate and direct guidance of a faculty supervisor. For lower-division students doing part-time off-campus study. Petition must be obtained from the Community Studies Department. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Individual directed study for lower-division undergraduates. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Office. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
100. Theory and Practice.
Introduces students to different ways of perceiving and understanding social phenomena in an ongoing dialogue about practical implications of theory and theoretical implications of practice. Faculty introduce and discuss their own work in these terms. Topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment priority given to proposed community studies majors. Permission of instructor required; see enrollment conditions in the Schedule of Classes. The Staff
100E. Economic Justice. F
Examines how markets operate within the political economy of contemporary capitalism to generate myriad and often chronic forms of economic and social inequality in the United States. Explores different approaches to addressing inequality within the multi-faceted economic justice movement. Interview only: admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to sophomores and juniors. (Formerly Theory and Practice of Economic Justice.) Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): E.) M. Pudup
100J. Immigration and Social Justice. *
Introduction to contemporary U.S. immigration patterns and policies, to major problems facing immigrant communities, and to theory and practice of immigrants and their allies in confronting these problems and working for social justice. Interview only: admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to sophomores and juniors. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): E.) D. Brundage
100M. Health Care Inequalities. F
Examines system and non-system that is American health care with special attention to inequalities in access, financing, and quality of care. Covers concepts such as equality, fairness, and need as well as community organizing and community building for health. Interview only: admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to sophomores and juniors. Enrollment limited to 25. A. Steiner
100T. Agriculture, Food, and Social Justice. *
Examines the primary ways in which activists are attempting to resist, provide alternatives to, and/or transform aspects of the food system using social and environmental justice frameworks to evaluate such activism. Topics explored include organic farming, food charity, fair trade, relocalization, and farmworker organizing. Interview only: admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to sophomores and juniors. Enrollment limited to 25. J. Guthman
100X. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality. *
How do people produce and politicize sex, gender, and sexuality on their bodies? How are these represented and disciplined? Topics include transgender, sex work, feminist and queer realities. Materials include testimonials, films, ethnography, social theory, and clinical texts. Interview only: admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to sophomores and juniors. Enrollment limited to 25. M. Ochoa
101. Communities, Social Movements, and the Third Sector. W
Engages with crosscutting ideas and concepts central to the major including constructions of community in social-change efforts and the institutionalization of social movements in third-sector organizations. Deepens students' understanding of the opportunities and obstacles embedded in various avenues of social action. Enrollment restricted to community studies majors. M. Pudup
102. Preparation for Field Studies. S
A practicum to prepare students for field study. Course must be successfully completed prior to the six-month field study. Prerequisite(s): course 10; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; submission of signed Goals and Objectives form and completion of admissions process to the major; signed approval of full-time field study. Enrollment limited to community studies majors. A. Steiner
103. Field Study Practicum (2 credits). S
A practicum in social change work in which the students works for a social change organization on a part-time basis. Concurrent enrollment in course 102 required. A. Steiner
110. Resistance and Social Movements. *
Where do ideas for democratic social change come from? How are new social movements formed? Emphasis will be placed on subaltern groups including slaves, peasants, workers, utopians, and "second-class citizens" of the global economy from 1492 to the present. (Formerly course 100P.) (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
114. Communities, Problems and Interventions. *
Prepares students to develop and design responses to problems affecting communities. Informed by the history of community interventions in Chicana/o, feminist, labor, civil rights, HIV/AIDS, and GLBT/queer movements, students research, design, and propose a community-level intervention. (Formerly course 160.) Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Ochoa
122. Whiteness, Racism, and Anti-Racism. F
Examines the social, cultural, institutional, and personal ways that white privilege and racial domination are constructed, maintained, and reproduced in U.S. society. Goal is to reveal the "hidden" quality of whiteness and illuminate effective strategies for anti-racist activism. (Formerly course 114.) Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
123. Immigrants and Immigration in U.S. History. W
Introduces U.S. immigration history from the colonial era to the present, with emphasis on the recent past. Particular attention given to changing immigration patterns; the character of the immigrant experience; and the range of responses to immigration, including nativism. (Also offered as History 123. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): ER.) D. Brundage
132. American Cities and Social Change. S
Examines the historical development of and contemporary conditions within U.S. cities by focusing on social and economic restructurings of cities, cultural and political transformations, and spatial reorganizations of the urban landscape. Goal is understanding the changing nature of urban experience. (Formerly course 163.) M. Pudup
136. Northern Ireland: Communities in Conflict. *
Introduction to the so-called "troubles" in Northern Ireland, from the 1960s to the present. Examination of the historical background to the conflict, the patterns of conflict in the 1970s and 1980s, and the emergence of a peace process in the 1990s. (Formerly course 166.) (General Education Code(s): CC.) D. Brundage
142. Introduction to Marxism. *
A close study of original texts by Marx and Engels and contemporary Marxists, focusing on the basic tenets of Marxism and their applicability to current community problems. An interdisciplinary course for students with little previous experience in Marxist method. M. Rotkin
143. Wal-Mart Nation. *
Examines origins and growth of Wal-Mart stores as powerful guides to understanding dynamics of contemporary global political economy and, relatedly, the changing fortunes of global social classes. (Formerly course 123.) M. Pudup
145. Globalization and Its Discontents. *
Provides an overview of the origins and existing character of major institutions, structures, and dynamics of the global political economy. Examines some social consequences of neoliberalism as well as political responses to it. (Formerly course 168.) J. Guthman
149. Political Economy of Food and Agriculture. W
Examines key concepts in agrarian political economy; the historical development of the world food system; and a selection of contemporary issues related to food production, consumption, distribution, and regulation. (General Education Code(s): PE-E.) J. Guthman
155. Popular Culture and Social Change. *
Examines the roles popular culture plays in peoples' everyday lives and the ways in which popular-culture texts reflect, shape, and contest the social values, ideas, and ideologies of particular historical moments. Special emphasis on examining the relationship between popular culture and social change in an effort to map out and study its transformations. A. Berney
156. Politics of Obesity. *
Critically examines the construction and representation of the so-called epidemic of obesity, the major explanations for the rise in obesity and the interventions they beget, and the implications of naming obesity as a problem. (Formerly course 145.) (General Education Code(s): PE-H.) J. Guthman
157. Ageism and Activism. *
Introduces students to gerontology, the study of aging. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, critically examines the theories, stereotypes, and realities of worldwide demographic transition and considers the many interesting implications for organizing social and personal life. (Formerly course 111.) A. Steiner
160. Public Health. W
Examination of community activism to address health issues: examples are drawn from a range of concerns, e.g., environmental racism, prison conditions, feminist health matters, the AIDS epidemic, violence, and alcoholism. Special attention is given to the social frameworks of health and to the utilization of social and political strategies for improving community well-being. (Formerly course 110.) A. Steiner
161. Women's Health Activism. *
Examines concrete aspects of women's health in social and political contexts, including such factors as environmental and occupational health, the role of race and nationality, diverse sexualities and health, American medical care systems, and international comparisons and organizing approaches. (Formerly course 148.) A. Steiner
162. Community Gardens and Social Change. *
Examines history, theory, and practice of community gardening, emphasizing contemporary garden projects using the transformative power of direct contact with nature to effect social change. Aims include understanding the nonprofit sector's response to social problems with novel programs and practices. (Formerly course 117.) Enrollment limited to 50. M. Pudup
189. Methods of Teaching Community Studies. F,W,S
Each student serves as a facilitator for small discussion groups in connection with core community studies courses. Facilitators complete course readings and meet with instructor as a group to discuss the teaching process. May not be counted toward upper-division major requirements. Prerequisite(s): prior course work in the major. The Staff
192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar, course 42, under faculty supervision. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Approval by the Committee on Educational Policy the prior quarter. The Staff
193. Field Study. F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study conducted under the immediate and direct guidance of a faculty supervisor. To be used primarily by upper-division students doing part-time off-campus study. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Department Office. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
193F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study conducted under the immediate and direct guidance of a faculty supervisor. For upper-division students doing part-time off-campus study. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
193G. Field Study (3 credits). F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study conducted under the immediate and direct guidance of a faculty supervisor. For upper-division students doing part-time off-campus study. Petition must be obtained from the Community Studies Department. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
194. Analysis of Field Materials. W
A seminar for students who have completed a full-time field study. Devoted to the systematic analysis of field materials, integrating appropriate concepts and relevant literature, as well as utilizing the experience of other students. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements, course 198. Enrollment restricted to community studies majors. (General Education Code(s): W.) The Staff, A. Steiner, J. Guthman, D. Brundage, M. Pudup
195A. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Individual study with a faculty member to complete the senior thesis. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Department Office. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
195B. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Individual study with a faculty member to complete the senior thesis. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Department Office. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
195C. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Individual study with a faculty member to complete the senior thesis. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Department Office. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
198. Independent Field Study. F
Provides for department-sponsored individual study programs off campus for which faculty supervision is not in person (e.g., supervision is by correspondence). Community studies majors are required to take 30 credits of field study. Students engaging in full-time field study must complete all application procedures as described in the Community Studies handbook. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Prerequisite(s): course 102 must be successfully completed before enrollment in this course. May be repeated for credit. M. Rotkin, The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Advanced directed reading and research for the serious student. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Department Office. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Advanced directed reading and research for the serious student. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Graduate Courses
209. Ethnographic Writing. *
Fleshes out social analysis. Prepares students entering or returning from fieldwork to represent people, places, and social processes in writing. Employs writing exercises, in-class workshop, and review of ethnographic literature. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 30. M. Ochoa
297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Either study related to a course being taken or a totally independent study. Designed for graduate students. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Revised: 8/13/12
