Poverty, Inequality and Social Justice in Historical and Global Context

HIST74

About the Course:

Enrollment Comments: This class is an introduction and prerequisite for the Minor in Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice.
 
Historical and interdisciplinary perspectives on poverty and inequality globally and in the U.S., tracing structural transformations, shifting modes of thought, policy, and action, dynamics of class, racial, gender, ethnic and geographic stratification, and major theoretical debates from antiquity through the present. Course features guest lectures to introduce students to varied conceptual and methodological approaches to studying poverty and inequality, and draws on readings, discussion, writing, and related assignments to explore issues within a social justice framework.

Pre-requisites:

No pre-requisites have been entered for this course.

Documents:

View the course’s Canvas page or the instructor’s page for documents: Alice O'Connor   

Schedule of Courses

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