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The issues of privilege and oppression, diversity and social justice, in our public and private institutions, as well as in our personal lives, are issues of importance and will continue to be so into the 21st century. Each of us feels the impact of white privilege/racism, male privilege/sexism, classism, heterosexism/homophobia, religious oppression, anti-Semitism, and more. The Peer Education in Human Relations program (PEHR) works with students to explore our relationships to these issues, linking analysis to action using a peer-to-peer education model. This experiential program is one step in addressing privilege and oppression, allying work and empowerment.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
interdisciplinary, 6 courses
PEHR 212, three additional PEHR courses approved by an adviser in the program, and two approved elective courses.
ELECTIVES
ALST 200 Ghettoscapes
ALST 309 Black Cinema
ALST 216 African Literature II: National Literatures of Africa
AMST 310 Sexual Minorities in America
ANTH 205 Race, Class and Ethnicity
ARTH 201 African American Art
ARTH 210 Woman as Image and Image Maker
ASN 220 Male and Female in East Asian Societies
BIDS 245 Men and Masculinity
ECON 122 Economics of Caring
ECON 248 Poverty and Welfare
EDUC 203 Children With Disabilities
EDUC 332 Disability, Family and Society
EDUC 337 Education and Racial Diversity in the U.S.
EDUC 338 Inclusive Schooling
EDUC 345 Women, Nature and Science
ENG 281 Literature of Sexual Minorities
ENG 291 Introduction to African American Literature I
ENG 304 Feminist Literary Theory
ENG 318 Body, Memory, and Representation
ENG 342 Readings in Multi Ethnic Women’s Literature
ENG 381 Sexuality and American Literature
FRNE 213 Vietnamese Literature in Translation
FRNE 218 French Caribbean
LTAM 308 Latin American/Latino Cinema
LTAM 310 The Latino Experience
MDSC 100 Introduction to Media and Society
PHIL 152 Issues: Philosophy and Feminism
POL 215 Minority Group Politics
POL 238 Sex and Power
POL 334 Civil Liberties
POL 348 Racism and Hatreds
PPOL 219 Sexual Minority Movements and Public Policy
PSY 247 Psychology of Women
REL 100 Religions in the World
REL 271 The Holocaust
REL 272 The Sociology of the American Jew
REL 273 Foundations of Jewish Thought
REL 281 Unspoken Worlds
REL 283 Que(e)Rying Religious Studies
SOC 221 Sociology of Minorities
SOC 226 Sociology of Sex and Gender
SOC 244 Religion in American Society
SOC 258 Social Problems
SOC 340 Feminist Sociological Theory
WMST 100 Introduction to Women’s Studies
WMST 300 Feminist Theory
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
212 Making Connections This course introduces participants to the following 'isms,' including white privilege/racism, male privilege/sexism, classism, heterosexism/homophobia, religious oppression, anti-Semitism, and more. Making Connections gives students an invaluable opportunity to connect and discuss issues of importance; to address issues of privilege and oppression; and to begin to redefine the meaning of community at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The course challenges participants with a variety of traditional and innovative teaching and learning methods and challenges the notion of hierarchical knowledge by putting students in the role of teachers and facilitators. Prerequisite: by application. (Quimbaya-Winship, Spring, offered annually)
215 Teaching for Change In this course, students are introduced to the basics of the course pedagogy, skills, and competencies. Students explore and share their experiences of those identities that confer or deny privilege and access to resources on several levels: personal, interpersonal, group, and intergroup. Students are given opportunities to practice and enhance their skills and knowledge while receiving skills training and advanced-level course work on anti oppression pedagogy in preparation to serve as student peer educators in PEHR 212 Making Connections. Prerequisite: PEHR 212. (Quimbaya-Winship, Fall, offered annually)
312 Making Connections Practicum In this course, students serve as facilitators for PEHR 212 Making Connections. (Quimbaya-Winship, Spring, offered annually)
315 Teaching for Change Practicum In this course, students serve as co-teachers for PEHR 215 Teaching for Change. (Quimbaya-Winship, Fall, offered annually)
450 Independent Study
