Community Studies

Lower-Division Courses

10. Introduction to Community Activism. S
Introduces the study of communities in theory and practice: forces shaping past and present communities, issues defining contemporary communities, and ways students can become involved in solving community problems. Field study in the local community is a course requirement. (General Education Code: IS.) M. Pudup

42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars taught by upper-division or graduate students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) The Staff

70. Video Laboratory (2 credits). F,S
Trains students in the techniques of documentary film making. Through lectures, demonstrations, hands-on instruction, and review of students' work in progress, students learn the fundamentals of film/video pre-production, production, and post-production skills. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 80L. Enrollment limited to 15. The Staff

71. Basic Photography Laboratory (2 credits). F,S
Provides students with photography skills. Through lecture, demonstration, hands-on experience, and field sessions, students acquire technical and aesthetic training in basic darkroom skills, methods of photographing people, an introduction to alternative processes, and presentation of finished photographs. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 80L. Enrollment limited to 15. The Staff

72. Audio Laboratory (2 credits). F,S
Trains students in the fundamental techniques of documentary audio production. Through lectures, documentary examples, demonstrations, hands-on instruction, and consultation with students regarding their work in progress, students gain the skills they need to produce their own audio documentaries. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 80L. Enrollment limited to 15. The Staff

76. HIV Prevention (2 credits). S
Presents fundamental tools of HIV prevention, outreach, and support. Provides students with information and techniques necessary to do effective community work. Topics include harm reduction, youth outreach, communication, and global community issues. L. Engelken

80A. Chicanos and Social Change. W
Introduction to study of Chicano political experience with selected U.S. institutions, e.g., education and health, beginning with historical overview and ending with consideration of Chicanos' political future in the 1990s. Weekly guest lecturers. (General Education Codes: T3-Social Sciences, E.) L. Trujillo

80B. Civil Rights Movement: Grassroots Change and American Society. F
The civil rights movement of the 1950s–60s was one of the most important grassroots social movements in American history. Course examines this movement, focusing especially on the experiences of rank-and-file participants and on its effects on American society. (General Education Codes: T3-Social Sciences, E.) D. Brundage

†80F. Changing Sexualities and Genders.
Historical and ethnographic examination of lesbian/gay subcultures, institutions, and politics in contemporary U.S. Topics include growth of urban gay communities, lesbian/gay people of color, family, youth, sex/gender theory, the law, and repression and resistance. General introduction to "queer studies." (Formerly Transgressive Sexualities and Genders/Lesbian and Gay Social Worlds.) (General Education Codes: T3-Social Sciences, E.) N. Stoller

80H. Social Change and Asian Americans. S
Introduction to the study of social change and Asian Americans, with an emphasis on the idea of their mobilizing as a cohesive entity and forming coalitions with other groups, with an emphasis on community perspectives. Weekly guest lecturers (General Education Codes: T3-Social Sciences, E.) D. Woo

80L. Social Documentation. F,S
Examines works from various media recognized as being drawn from "real life." Through film, photography, oral history, and other examples, develops critical understanding of social documentation as a process with implicit theories and conventions. Students create beginning documentaries in production collectives. (General Education Code: T3-Social Sciences.) D. Wellman, G. Dunn

†80Q. Asian American Health.
Examines social and cultural issues relevant to Asian American health or mental health. Given implicit exclusionary biases in conventional health practices, the need is to broaden definitions of practice and prevention to encompass alternative conceptions of health care, as well as larger social problems related to social inequality, education, work, and adjustment to a racially diverse society. (General Education Codes: T3-Social Sciences, E.) D. Woo

93. Field Study. F,W,S
Supervised research for lower-division students, conducted off campus within regular commuting distance of the campus. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Office. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

93F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

93G. Field Study (3 credits). F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study conducted under the immediate and direct guidance of a faculty supervisor. For lower-division students doing part-time off-campus study. Petition must be obtained from the Community Studies Department. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Individual, directed study for lower-division undergraduates. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Office. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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Upper-Division Courses

*A. The Theory and Practice of Race and Racism in American Society.
Explores four major theoretical frameworks which purport to explain the origins and functions of racism in American society in order to assess the practical and political implications that follow from each one. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education Codes: IS, E.) D. Wellman

*E. Theory and Practice of Economic Justice.
Examines how markets operate within the political economy of contemporary capitalism to generate myriad and often chronic forms of economic and social inequality in the United States. Explores different approaches to addressing inequality within the multi-faceted economic justice movement. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education Codes: E, IS.) M. Pudup

J. Theory and Practice of Immigration and Social Justice. W
Introduction to contemporary U.S. immigration patterns and policies, to major problems facing immigrant communities, and to theory and practice of immigrants and their allies in confronting these problems and working for social justice. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education Codes: IS, E.) D. Brundage

*K. Theory and Practice of Culture and Health.
Explores the role of culture as it pertains to health. Important themes include holistic perspectives and the relative applicability of the western model to diverse populations. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education Code: IS.) D. Woo

M. Health Care Inequalities. F
Examines system and non-system that is American health care with special attention to inequalities in access, financing, and quality of care. Covers concepts such as equality, fairness, and need as well as community organizing and community building for health. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code: IS.) A. Steiner

P. Theory and Practice of Resistance and Social Movements. F
Where do ideas for democratic social change come from? How are new social movements formed? Emphasis will be placed on subaltern groups including slaves, peasants, workers, utopians, and "second-class citizens" of the global economy from 1492 to the present. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Codes: IS, E.) P. Ortiz

†Q. Theory and Practice of Sexual Politics.
Examines sexuality and gender as political forces, in dominant social orders and oppositional movements. Focus on U.S. locates sexual politics in global race/class relations. Emphasize grassroots organizing on: sexual violence, abortion, arts censorship, sex work/public sex, HIV/AIDS, LGBT/queer civil rights. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education Code: IS.) N. Stoller

R. Theory and Practice of Asian Pacific American Activism. F
Approaches activism that is generated through working for change and social justice in Asian and Pacific American communities. Examines both the larger socio-political context in which this occurs and factors that contribute to varying degrees of success and failure. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education Code: E.) D. Woo

S. Theory and Practice of Social Documentation. W
Provides advanced understanding of history of social documentation and corresponding theories and practices of social documentation. Students also required to advance skills in a practical aspect of social documentation (i.e., video, photography, audio, oral history). Prerequisite(s): course 80L; concurrent enrollment required in lab course 170, 171, or 172; decision made after first class. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education Code: IS.) D. Wellman

T. Theory and Practice of Social Justice and Sustainability in Agro-Food Systems. F
Examines the intertwined problems of food insecurity, cheap labor, sub-optimal nutrition, and ecological degradation in contemporary food systems. Assesses both theoretical and practical efforts to link social justice, food quality, and ecological sustainability in alternative food and agriculture movements. Prerequisite(s): admission determined at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code: IS.) J. Guthman

Y. Youth and Society. W
Examines principal theories of youth "development" and role of schooling, poverty, and other influences on well-being and life outcomes of youth. Explores effective strategies for youth-related organizing and social change work. Prerequisite(s): admission determined after first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education Code: IS.) P. Perry

102. Preparation for Field Studies. W,S
A practicum to prepare students for field study. Course must be successfully completed prior to the six-month field study. Prerequisite(s): completion of admissions process to the major. Enrollment restricted to majors in community studies. P. Ortiz, N. Stoller, M. Pudup

103. Field Study Practicum (2 credits). W,S
A practicum in social change work in which the students works for a social change organization on a part-time basis. Concurrent enrollment in course 102 required. Prerequisite(s): interview only. P. Ortiz, N. Stoller, M. Pudup

106. Politics, Love and Revolution: C.L.R. James.
A personal and political inquiry into the life and times of Afro-Caribbean revolutionary Cyril Lionel Robert James (1901-1989). A study and critique of his methods in historical analysis, cultural criticism, and social theory using film, music, and social documentary to explore connections between race, class, and gender as well as popular culture and social change. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code: E.) P. Ortiz

111. Ageism and Activism. F
Introduces students to gerontology, the study of aging. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, critically examines the theories, stereotypes, and realities of worldwide demographic transition and considers the many interesting implications for organizing social and personal life. Enrollment limited to 25. A. Steiner

114. Whiteness, Racism, and Anti-Racism. S
Examines the social, cultural, institutional, and personal ways that white privilege and racial domination are constructed, maintained, and reproduced in U.S. society. Goal is to reveal the "hidden" quality of whiteness and illuminate effective strategies for anti-racist activism. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code: E.) P. Perry

116. Documentary and Social Change. S
Critical analysis of the relationship between documentary and social change. Explores a wide array of documentary methods including film, testimonies, radio, protest novels, oral history, and electronic formats. Case studies include anti-slavery, farm worker, and anti-Apartheid movements. P. Ortiz

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121. Health and Human Rights in Prison. S
Critical analysis of health and human rights conditions for prisoners. Includes examination of contemporary theory and practice of punishment, health care in prison, and community and legal intervention in jail and prison conditions. Previous course work or background in the criminal justice area preferred. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code: W.) N. Stoller

126. African American/Latino Communities: Histories. W
Explores the histories, cultures, and politics of African Americans and Latinos since the Mexican-American War; racial oppression and civil rights, culture and identity, citizenship, labor, and public policy struggles; and contemporary politics of black and Latino relationships in the U.S. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code: E.) P. Ortiz

134. Youth Cultures and Identity Politics. S
What is “youth culture?” What does it have to do with race, class, and gender politics? Combining sociology of race with cultural studies, the course addresses these questions and examines the potential of youth cultures to affect social change. (Formerly Youth Cultures and Identity.) (General Education Code: E.) P. Perry

142. Introduction to Marxism. W
A close study of original texts by Marx and Engels and contemporary Marxists, focusing on the basic tenets of Marxism and their applicability to current community problems. An interdisciplinary course for students with little previous experience in Marxist method. M. Rotkin

148. Women's Health Activism. W
Examines concrete aspects of women's health in social and political contexts, including such factors as environmental and occupational health, the role of race and nationality, diverse sexualities and health, American medical care systems, and international comparisons and organizing approaches. The Staff

161A. Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship in the Nonprofit (2 credits). F
Taught in conjunction with the Professions Training Program to provide students and host organizations with a meaningful learning experience. Students learn current cutting edge theory on topics of strategic management and entrepreneurship in the nonprofit sector. Prerequisite(s): special internship program sponsored by the Career Center. Please contact them at 459-3973. Enrollment limited to 25. R. Walters

161B. Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship in the Nonprofit (2 credits). W
Second part of class taught in conjunction with Professions Training Program to provide students and host organizations with a meaningful learning experience. Students learn current cutting edge theory on topics of strategic management and entrepreneurship in the nonprofit sector. Prerequisite(s): course 161A. Special internship program sponsored by the Career Center; please contact them at 459-3973. Enrollment limited to 25. R. Walters

*162. Introduction to Non-Profit Organizations and Grantwriting.
This course introduces students to non-profit organizations and grantwriting. Through hands-on grantwriting experiences, students will learn how to write a successful grant. Please bring a potential fundable project idea to the first class. The Staff

163. American Cities and Social Change. F
Examines the historical development of and contemporary conditions within U.S. cities by focusing on social and economic restructurings of cities, cultural and political transformations, and spatial reorganizations of the urban landscape. Goal is understanding the changing nature of urban experience. Students must also enroll in course 164. (Formerly American Cities in Transition.) M. Pudup

164. Urban Field Study (2 credits). F
Examines multifaceted processes of urban growth and restructuring during two all-day field trips in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Goal is making urban theory and history come to life. Must be taken concurrently with course 163. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Pudup

166. Northern Ireland: Communities in Conflict. S
Introduction to the so-called "troubles" in Northern Ireland, from the 1960s to the present. Examination of the historical background to the conflict, the patterns of conflict in the 1970s and 1980s, and the emergence of a peace process in the 1990s. D. Brundage

168. Globalization and Its Discontents. W
Provides an overview of the origins and existing character of major institutions, structures, and dynamics of the global political economy. Examines some social consequences of so-called globalization as well as political responses to it. J. Guthman

170. Video Laboratory (2 credits). W
Trains students in the techniques of documentary film making. Through lectures, demonstrations, hands-on instruction, and review of work in progress, students learn the fundamentals of film-video pre-production, production, and post-production skills. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 100S. The Staff

171. Photography Laboratory (2 credits). W
Provides students with photography skills. Through lecture, demonstration, hands-on experience, and field sessions, students acquire technical and aesthetic training, darkroom skills, methods of photographing people, introduction to alternative processes, and learn to present finished photographs. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 100S. The Staff

172. Audio Laboratory (2 credits). W
Trains students in techniques of documentary audio production. Through lectures, documentary examples, demonstrations, hands-on instruction, and in consultation regarding work in progress, students gain skills required to produce their own audio documentaries. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 100S. The Staff

180. Video Production of the Social Documentary. W,S
Intensive overview of the production of social-issue documentary videos covering conceptualization, research, treatment and proposal writing, interview technique, camera, editing, production, and distribution. Prerequisite(s): course 80L. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to community studies majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows . R. Tajima-Peña

*181. Community Organizing.
Theoretical and practical study of grassroots and community organizing. Topics include organizational theory, developing leadership, organizational structure, strategy, tactics, using the media, fundraising, developing diversity, and cultural issues. Requires organizational work and includes a film series. M. Rotkin

*182. Popular Memory, Social Change.
Covers analysis of the social construction of history and ways rituals of remembrance shape politics, race relations, and culture. Themes include invention of traditions and imagined communities via national monuments, "movement histories," public history, school curricula, tourism, and other mediums. (General Education Code: E.) P. Ortiz

*183. African American Politics: Civil War to the Great Depression.
African American social and political history from the Civil War to the Great Depression. Emphasis on popular movements, historical memories, and struggles for economic justice. Topics include reconstruction, anti-lynching movements, disenfranchisement, segregation, women’s organizations, Pan-Africanism, Garveyism, and resistance. (General Education Code: E.) P. Ortiz

189. Methods of Teaching Community Studies. F,W,S
Each student serves as a facilitator for small discussion groups in connection with core community studies courses. Facilitators complete course readings and meet with instructor as a group to discuss the teaching process. May not be counted toward upper-division major requirements. Prerequisite(s): prior course work in the major. The Staff

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192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar, course 42, under faculty supervision. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency; approval by the Committee on Educational Policy the prior quarter. The Staff

193. Field Study. F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study conducted under the immediate and direct guidance of a faculty supervisor. To be used primarily by upper-division students doing part-time off-campus study. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Department Office. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

193F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study conducted under the immediate and direct guidance of a faculty supervisor. For upper-division students doing part-time off-campus study. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

193G. Field Study (3 credits). F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study conducted under the immediate and direct guidance of a faculty supervisor. For upper-division students doing part-time off-campus study. Petition must be obtained from the Community Studies Department. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

194. Analysis of Field Materials. F,W
A seminar for students who have completed a full-time field study. Devoted to the systematic analysis of field materials, integrating appropriate concepts and relevant literature, as well as utilizing the experience of other students. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements, course 198. Enrollment restricted to community studies majors. (General Education Code: W.) (F) D. Woo, D. Wellman, (W ) D. Brundage, P. Perry, A. Steiner

195A-B-C. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Individual study with a faculty member to complete the senior thesis. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Department Office. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Independent Field Study. F,S
Provides for department-sponsored individual study programs off campus for which faculty supervision is not in person (e.g., supervision is by correspondence). Community studies majors are required to take 30 credits of field study. Students engaging in full-time field study must complete all application procedures as described in the Community Studies handbook. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency; course 102 must be successfully completed before enrollment in this course. M. Rotkin, The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Advanced directed reading and research for the serious student. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Petitions may be obtained in the Community Studies Department Office. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Advanced directed reading and research for the serious student. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

Graduate Courses

*201. Theories of "Whiteness" and Anti-Racist Practice.
Examines most current literature on "whiteness" emanating from legal studies, the humanities, and social sciences and analyzes insights offered for anti-racist public and educational policy, particularly, and white anti-racist practice, generally. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. P. Perry

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Either study related to a course being taken or a totally independent study. Designed for graduate students. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff