Course Description: this course examines the conceptual core elements of social justice and how these elements are applied in relation to economic equality, sustainable development & stewardship, race, gender & sexuality, education, environmental justice, health care, decolonization, reconciliation, migration and citizenship, and everyday living.
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Articulate an interdisciplinary understanding of social justice concepts. 2. Situate social injustice and its impacts within
a history of unequal and colonial cultural encounters and differences in worldview. 3. Compare and contrast the relationships between culture, worldview, and social justice/injustice in different societies. 4. Analyze how a range of movements, actors, and authors have applied a social justice framework. 5. Locate social justice within stewardship, development, peace, reconciliation and other initiatives, and pressures, for social change. 6. Propose ethical and outcome-driven social justice actions, interventions and approaches. 7. Reflect on their positionality vis-à-vis social justice and social justice work.
Methods: This course is taught using numerous formats incluing lectures, videos, field trips, guest speakers, and full class discussions that are based on the specific topic and assigned readings for the class sessions.
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