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Race and Gender Workshop
Tuesday May 26 &
Wednesday May 27, 2009



Tuesday

Breakfast: 8:30 - 9:00

Morning Session: 9:00 -12:00
-- Introductions
-- America's primise
-- Relevance of course in 2009
--------- Racism: Teaching about racism after the election of Obama
--------- Heterosexism: Gay marriage and homophobia
--------- Sexism: Women's progress and the persistence of mysogyny
--------- Classism: Recession issues


Lunch 12:00 - 1:00

Afternoon Session: 1:00 - 4:30
-- Definitions
-- Social Construction
-- Violence against women and children
-- Religion and "the issues"
-- Assignment: Bring in a resource that relates to a race and gender course to share with the group

 

 

 

Wednesday

Breakfast 8:30-9:00

Morning Session: 9:00-12:00
-- Responding to yesterday's session
-- Popular culture: Media Messages
--------- Web sites
--------- MTV
-- Films
--------- Dreamworlds III
--------- Let's Get Real

Lunch 12:00 - 1:00

Afternoon
Session: 1:00-4:30
-- Immigration -- Scapegoating and anti-immigrant violence
-- Resistance and the application of knowledge
-- Group work and role play
-- Sharing of materials
-- Conclusion
-- Evaluations