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The Ethics of Leadership
SOC312 SP
The course begins with and examines Audre Lorde's claim that "we have no patterns for relating across our human differences as equals." Various models of leadership for creating such patterns and for building community
will be studied. Different kinds
of decision making and community action will be examined for their suitability for solving social problems. The course will pursue and explore many examples of individual and communal leadership, especially those that
initially were not recognized by the
mainstream but went on to effect significant changes locally, socially and/or globally. Most important, students will examine, evaluate, and propose their own ideas, plans, and activities for socially responsible and
politically effective leadership.
MAJOR READINGS
Immanuel Kant, GROUNDWORK OF THE METAPHYSIC OF MORALS Reinhold Niebuhr, MORAL MAN AND IMMORAL SOCIETY Lao-Tzu, THE WAY OF LIFE Alice Walker, ANYTHING WE LOVE CAN BE SAVED: A WRITER'S ACTIVISM Starhawk, DREAMING
THE DARK: MAGIC, SEX, & POLITICS
Manning Marable, BLACK LIBERATION IN CONSERVATIVE AMERICA Eck and Jain, eds., SPEAKING OF FAITH: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN, RELIGION & SOCIAL CHANGE Ida Wells-Barnett, CRUSADE FOR JUSTICE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF IDA
B. WELLS Joy Kogawa, OBASAN
Larry Kramer, REPORTS FORM THE HOLOCAUST: THE MAKING OF AN AIDS ACTIVIST Richard Griswold del Castillo and Richard Garcia, CESAR CHAVEZ: A TRIUMPH OF SPIRIT Paul Chaat Smith and Robert Allen Warrior, LIKE A
HURRICANE: THE INDIAN MOVEMENT FROM ALCATRAZ
TO WOUNDED KNEE Phil Jackson, SACRED HOOPS: SPIRITUAL LESSONS OF A HARDWOOD WARRIOR
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Leading of discussion, fieldwork, oral presentations, on-going writing assignments.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Exceptions to the prerequisite course will be made if the course is not fully enrolled by In-Semester registration. Any exceptions will be made during the Drop/Add period. Unless preregisterd students attend the first
class meeting or communicate
directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
SOC311
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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