U.S. Reform Movements

Catalog description

In this course, students learn about reform movements in the U. S. which happen in waves around dramatic events such as a compelling story, shocking photograph, expose, scandal, investigative journalism, or the force of a charismatic person. Students also explore reforms that result from a slow evolution of policy and politics, legal changes, institutional bureaucracy, or data-driven decisions. Students discuss who initiated reforms, what their motives might have been, and whose lives were intentionally or unintentionally affected by reform. Students investigate how reform movements have shaped current American policies. Offered Alternate Years.