Power, Privilege & Oppression

Catalog description

This course explores the American cultural constructions of race/culture, religion, gender, social class, ability, and sexual orientation. Human variations will be investigated from multiple perspectives. We will examine the themes of power and privilege through various disciplines. While examining our individual and collective roles, we will investigate how inequity and oppression are embedded in history and maintained through systemic policies and unconscious reactions. We will also explore the individual as an agent of social change and explore ways to facilitate equity and justice.