This course is concerned with the historic and contemporary reparations debate as it pertains to African Americans.
Empirical Research on Economic Inequality
This course will teach you about economic inequality, some of its causes, how it is affected by policy and econometric methods that have been used in the literature on economic inequality.
Literature and Social Justice
This course will examine the intersecting relationship between literature and social justice.
The Black Panther Party
This course examines the history, legacy, and controversy of the Black Panther Party.
Queer Cultural Studies
This class will identify queer producers of culture, queer presumably heteronormative cultural artifacts, and critique queer cultural discourse.
Global Protest: Social Movements in Age of Globalization
The course go back and forth between the nature of specific social movements and scholarly debates about social movements in general.
Dialogues with Utopia
The goal of this course will be to learn something about various utopian visions and how they reflect or challenge our values and beliefs.
History of Labor and Work in the United States, 1880—1945
This is a course on the history of the American workers and the American labor movement from 1880 to 1945.
Immigration, Migration, and Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa
By completing this course, students will gain an in-depth knowledge about the role of migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
The Irish American Experience
This course will examine the historical experience of the Irish, one of the largest ethnic groups in America.