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Each May the Race and Gender Project offers a two-day session to train new instructors for "Racism and Sexism in the United States" and to enable instructors who already have experience with this and related courses to think more deeply about their teaching. Below is an outline of the most recent session, led by Professors Wartyna Davis and Arlene Holpp Scala.

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