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Pamela Oliver
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1180 Observatory Dr. Madison, Wisconsin
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Professor Pamela Oliver

Department of Sociology

Sociology 220

Outline of Lecture Topics Fall 2004 (Revised 11/3/04 )

NOTES: This schedule is subject to change. I will keep it updated. Rows in pink have the "final" version of lecture notes to be presented in class. Rows in white are subject to further editing and updating.

To see notes organized by topic instead of date, click here.

Date Topic Notes, etc.

Sept 2
Thurs

 Introduction to the class. (1) Administrative issues. (2) Theoretical approach.

1) Grading Lecture Slides (6/page)

2) Graphics illustrating inter-group conflict

Sept 7 Tues Introductory Issues: The "social construction" of race and ethnicity. Names & Identities.

A. Social Construction Slides/Notes
Sept 9 Thurs

Finish names/identities; immigrant identities; Begin Introduction to analyzing controversial issues in ethnic/racial politics: profiling, immigration, bilingual instruction, college admissions.

Immigrant Identities

Sept 14 Tues Controversial issues

Controversial Issue notes Outline format

Sept 16 Thurs

More on controversial issues (Rosh Hashanah)

 

 

Sept 21 Tues Library Lecture. LIBRARY LECTURE IN Room 126 MEMORIAL LIBRARY + Discussion of possible controversial issues for paper topic.

Research Guide for Sociology 220 on the web
Handout (from spring 2003)PDF RTF
Sept 23 Thurs Finish controversial issues: Affirmative action in college admissions. Lecture notes on trends in education.
Sept 28 Tues Affirmative action & employment Discrimination Lecture notes on employment discrimination & affirmative action in employment
Sept 30 Thurs Continue Affirmative Action & Employment Discrmination  
Oct 5 Tues

1) Constructing the US Racial State 1500-1920. The construction of the US as a racial state in the 19th century. How Europeans defined this as "their" country and drew a racial boundary around "American."

 

History Lecture Notes (Note: the exact slides are not posted yet, but this section points to older notes which contain much the same material.

 

 
Oct 7 Thur

Finish construction of racial state.

American Indians. 1500-1900 How American Indians lost the right of self-determination. Possibly begin 20th century

American Indians: 1) Lecture notes (PDF) (HTML) 2) 1500-1900 lecture slides 6/page
Oct 12 Tues Film: "The Spirit of Crazy Horse" + discussion Finding the film
Oct 14 Thurs Continue American Indians. Part 2, 1900-present.
Oct 19 Tues 1) African Americans, Historical overview. From the end of slavery to 1950. The White counter-revolution and Jim Crow. 20th century transformations that made the Civil Rights movement possible. 2) Theoretical discussion of strategies of resistance.
  1. African American History & Politics 1870-2000. Lecture Slides PDF Word Processor Outline
  2. Strategies of resistance Lecture slides (PDF) Word Processor Outline
  3. African American History Outline (PDF) (HTML) An outline that isthe basis for the lecture but not in exactly the same order
  4. Outline of African American History 1900-2000 (PDF) (more detail than in the previous outline)
  5. Longer lecture notes, including details not presented in class
Oct 21 Thurs Film: An Episode of Eyes on the Prize (African American Civil Rights Movement). See "video" page for locations. Videos on Campus
Oct 26 Tues Black Movement after 1960 Continue history slides
Oct 28 Thurs

Finish recent African American history and open for broader discussion.

 
Nov 2 Tues

1) Discussion of Election

2) Begin Hispanics/Latinos. Overview, names; I am Joaquin; Mexican American History overview. Exclusions & deportations in 1920s & 1930s. Ongoing push-pull of Mexican migration. The dual character of Mexican American politics: old claims and new immigrants.
  1. Handouts of lecture slides on Hispanics/Latinos (PDF)
    1. History through 1900
    2. History & issues since 1900
  2. Lecture Slide text only as RTF file
    1. History through 1900
    2. History since 1900
  3. Longer Lecture Notes
    1. Outline of Hispanic/Latino/a History (PDF)
    2. Mexican American History (PDF)
    3. Cuba & Puerto Rico (PDF)
Nov 4 Thurs

1) Maps of distribution of Latinos & others in US using Census on-line tool + Maps of Election & discussion

2) Continue Hispanics/Latinos. 1) Cuba, Puerto Rico & imperialism. 5) Multiple ethnicities: Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Central Americans.

"Seeing segregation on line" and CNN's election summary
Nov 9 Tues Film: An episode from Chicano! See "video" page for locations. Videos on Campus
Nov 11 Thur

Continue Hispanics & Issues; Begin Asian Americans

 
Nov 16 Tues Asian American history, part I. Asian Americans. 1) Immigration law changes and explosions in immigration. 2) The diversity of Asian groups: Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, Hmong, Indonesian, Malaysian, Indian, etc. 3) Debates about racial versus ethnic identities. 4) The "model minority" myth and politics.
  1. Lecture Slides
  2. Lecture slide text as .rtf (word processor) file
  3. Longer notes (older, not updated)
  4. Other material n Asian Americans

 
Nov 18 Thurs Presentation by Muslim student(s)  
Nov 23 Tues Finish discussion of Asian Americans. Also Arab/Muslim Americans & overview of religion. Slides summarizing Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Nov 25 Thanksgiving NO CLASS  
Nov 30 Tues Film: Who Killed Vincent Chin? Also available at Asian American Studies office. Note: this film is 82 minutes long. The projector will be turned on PROMPTLY at 9:29 and the class will run 5 minutes late to the end of the film. Sometimes available through Education Library or Multi-Cultural Center (often checked out); I can place my copy on reserve in LSS (room 259 Van Hise) for viewing there. Also available at Asian American Studies office
Dec 2 Thurs Discuss Vincent Chin, transition to other topics to be determined.  
Dec 7 Tues    
Dec 9 Thurs    
Dec 14 Tues

Last Day Issues

 

 Last Day Handout (PDF)

 

DATE Topic Notes, links
   

Religion Summary Slides

  Erika Saunders, Residential Segregation and Fair Housing www.fairhousingwisconsin.com (note: this web site does NOT summarize her lecture)
  Whitness exercise  
     
  Thanksgiving Holiday No Class  
 

2. Economic inequality and affirmative action

 

2. Economic Inequality Slides. These graphs are printed 2/page and are easier to read in color. Color or Black& White

3. Affirmative Action. a) Lecture outline only .rtf file b) Graphics only, pdf file printed 2/page, graphics easier to read in color. Color or Black & White
  1. Continue Affirmative Action in Employment
2. Educational inequality
3. Affirmative action in education
4. Race & admission at UW		 Affirmative Action. For the whole lecture, you will want BOTH outline AND graphics. a) Lecture outline only .rtf file b) Graphics only, pdf file printed 2/page, graphics easier to read in color. Color or Black & White
Nov 25 Tues Thanksgiving Break
 
  Issues of "campus climate," discrimination, and crime. See lecture slides for April 17 & May 1
   
  Continue crime, segregation issues Crime & Segregation Lecture Slides
  1. Criminal Justice Lecture handouts (PDF 6/page)
  2. For other materials & formats, see the "disparities" section of my web site
  Film "Racism 101" Videos
     
  Last Day Issues Last Day Handout (PDF)
     

 

 

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