Social Movements and the Work of Advocacy

Catalog description

This course considers the question of how intentional change occurs in a nation’s society and/or economy. Focusing first on the theoretical level, students will survey several notable social movements in the modern era as well as prominent theories that attempt to explain their inception and influence. Turning to the pragmatic, the course will then move on to discover how movements become effective at gaining notice and followers and, ultimately, making change.