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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 2003 (Revised 1/19/04 )

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

1) Grading Lecture Slides (6/page)

2) Graphics illustrating inter-group conflict

Sept 4 Thur Introductory Issues: The "social construction" of race and ethnicity. Names & Identities.

A. Social Construction Slides/Notes
Sept 9 Tues

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

Immigrant Identities

Controversial Issues slides/notes
Sept 11 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 16 Tues

More on controversial issues

 

 

Sept 18 Thurs

1) Finish controversial issues

2) 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
Sept 23 Tues

2) American Indians. 1500-1900 How American Indians lost the right of self-determination.

 

American Indians: 1) Lecture notes (PDF) (HTML) 2) 1500-1900 lecture slides 6/page

 
Sept 25 Thurs Film: "The Spirit of Crazy Horse" + discussion Finding the film
Sept 30 Tues Continue American Indians. Part 2, 1900-2003.
Oct 2 Thur African Americans. 19th Century History. Slavery, abolitionism, the white counter-revolution and Jim Crow. 20th century transformations that made the Civil Rights movement possible.
  1. Lecture Slides PDF African American History & Politics 1492-2000
  2. African American History Outline (PDF) (HTML)
  3. Outline of African American History 1900-2000 (PDF) (more detail than in the previous outline)
  4. Longer lecture notes, including details not presented in class
Oct 7 Tues Film: An Episode of Eyes on the Prize (African American Civil Rights Movement). See "video" page for locations. Videos on Campus
Oct 9 Thurs The Civil Rights era and its wake. The Civil Rights revolution. Riots and their legacies. White "backlash politics". Advances and setbacks since 1970 in the post civil-rights era. (Through late 1960s) Continuation of material from Oct 2
Oct 14 Tues

Finish recent African American history and open for broader discussion.

 
Oct 16 Thurs

Hispanics/Latinos. 1) Cuba, Puerto Rico & imperialism. 2) Exclusions & deportations in 1920s & 1930s. 3) Ongoing push-pull of Mexican migration. 4) The dual character of Mexican American politics: old claims and new immigrants. 5) Multiple ethnicities: Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Central Americans. 6) The politics of immigration and language. Refugees and migrants.

  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)
Oct 21 Tues Film: An episode from Chicano! See "video" page for locations. Videos on Campus
Oct 23 Thur

Continue Hispanics & Issues; Begin Asian Americans

 
Oct 28 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

 
Oct 30 Thurs 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
Nov 4 Tues Continue Asian Americans, discussion of separate groups.
  1. Slides summarizing Christianity, Judaism, and Islam

Lectures & class sessions after this point will focus on specific issues and are still being planned. Topics will include: Housing discrimination, reparations, affirmative action, income inequality, criminal justice.

DATE Topic Notes, links
Nov 6 Thurs Finish discussion of Asian Americans. Also Arab/Muslim Americans & overview of religion.

Religion Summary Slides

Nov 11 Tues Erika Saunders, Residential Segregation and Fair Housing www.fairhousingwisconsin.com (note: this web site does NOT summarize her lecture)
Nov 13 Thurs Whitness exercise  
Nov 18 Tues Two Muslim women who are former UW students will speak about their experiences and perspective.  
Nov 20 Thurs Open discussion  
 

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
Dec 2 Tues  
Dec 4 Thurs 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
Dec 9 Tues Film "Racism 101" Videos
Dec 11 Thurs Last Day Issues Last Day Handout (PDF)

 

 

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