Upper Class Seminar
As an upper-level MLK scholar, you'll use your weekly fall seminar Case Studies in Global Justice (CSCR 22000-01) to prepare for international travel and research. Following King's directive to think critically, you'll dive into social justice issues that are reflected throughout the world. Each week you will read articles and readings that give more information about the country that the program is traveling to over winter break. Also, as a upper class scholar you will be required to develop a Comparative Case Study Proposal, which is a more in-depth topic of study that you would like to explore in the country that the program is traveling to.
Course Description
The Case Studies in Global Justice (CSGJ) seminar prepares students in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program for the study of social justice in an international and comparative context. In general, the seminar is designed to engage scholars in analysis, discussion, and writing that will contribute to the development of global citizens who have the skills, perspectives, and understanding to work effectively for social justice. Utilizing the words/works of Dr. King, the seminar also provides the academic framework that explores the interconnectedness of the giant triplets (racism, poverty, and warfare) while exploring ways to eliminate all forms of oppression. This year’s seminar will use Quito, Ecuador as a case study in preparation for travel in January 2013. For more information, scholars should review the program requirements and scholar handbook.
Sample of Course Reading List Week by Week
Week 2
Wed, Sep 12th
MLK Concepts
Dr. King, “Ch 5. Where Are We Going”. Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
Week 3
Wed, Sep 19th
Ecuador / Quito History
Milton, “Poverty and the Politics of Colonialism: "Poor Spaniards," Their Petitions, and the Erosion of Privilege in Late Colonial Quito”
-Written Response Due
Week 4
Wed, Sep 26th
Ecuador / Quito Culture
de Casanova, “Women's Magazines in Ecuador: Re-reading "la Chica Cosma"”
Week 5
Ecuador / Quito Economics
Berríos, “Cost and Benefit of Ecuador’s Dollarization Experience”
-Written Response Due
Week 6
Ecuador / Quito Politics
Kennemore, “Twenty-First Century Socialism? The Elusive Search for a Post-Neoliberal Development Model in Bolivia and Ecuador”
Week 7
No Class - Fall Break
Week 8
Ecuador / Quito Black Population
Rahier, “Racist Stereotypes and the Embodiment of Blackness: Some Narratives of Female Sexuality in Quito”
-Written Response Due
Week 9
Ecuador / Quito Indigenous Justice
Lalander, “Between Interculturalism and Ethnocentrism: Local Government and the Indigenous Movement in Otavalo-Ecuador”
Week 10
** 1st Year Civil Rights Tour Presentation **
Clarke Lounge, 6:30pm
Ecuador / Quito Indigenous Justice
Jameson, “The Indigenous Movement in Ecuador: The Struggle for a Plurinational State”
-Written Response Due
Week 11
Ecuador / Quito Health Care
Candib, “Family Medicine in Ecuador: At Risk in a Developing Nation”
-First Draft of Comparative Case Study Proposal Paper Due
Week 12
No Class – Thanksgiving Break
Week 13
Individual Scholar Meetings – 101 CHS (return comparative case study drafts)
Week 14
Ecuador / Quito Education
Oviedo, “Intercultural Education and Curricular Diversification: The Case of the Ecuadorian Intercultural Bilingual Education Model (MOSEIB)”
-Written Response Due
Week 15
** MLK Internatinoal Dinner **
Clarke Lounge 6:30pm
- Final Copies of Comparative Case Study Research Proposal due
- Juniors & Participating Seniors also submit 2-page summary with works cited list (to be read during dinner)
*This is a sample course syllabus, which is subject to change.