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SO 311 Social Justice in Action


CJ311

Social movements are integral for social change and social justice.  This course will consider social movement, protest, and advocacy/activism.  Students will engage with social movement theory, including resource mobilization, media representation, and movement framing, and they will link theory to criminal justice-focused social movements in Philadelphia/Pennsylvania.  Not just an outside observer, students will attend organizational meetings and forums of their choice and write field notes and reports.  Students will offer case histories of organizations, speak with members, and participate in efforts of their choosing.  In doing so, students will engage with social movement issues, context, strategies, and goals through a grounded and active research approach.  In this, students will discuss and think critically about research-activism: that, in conducting research, they effect social change.  Organizations include, but are not limited to: Decarcerata PA, Philadelphia Reentry Coalition, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project, Art 4 Justice, Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Black Lives Matter Philadelphia, PA Innocence Project, Attic Youth Center, and the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition.  The course will involve guest speakers, and it is not internship-based.