| Advanced Studies in Power and Resistance |
Drexel Course GST 341 |
This course provides an advanced analysis of power relations and issues of (in)equality rooted in contemporary political and socio-economic systems.
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| Chinese V |
Drexel Course CHIN 202 |
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This course offers students a unique opportunity for collaboration and engagement through language exchange and mutual learning with Chinese-speaking seniors at the Philadelphia Senior Center. Through virtual conversations and a field trip, students will utilize Chinese language to provide English for local Chinese-speaking elderly individuals, and gain insights into the lives and cultures of local immigrants. The course aims to enhance cross-cultural language communication skills. |
| Critical Reasoning |
Drexel Course PHIL 105 |
| Introduces and develops the skills involved in reasoning effectively about experience, and being able to distinguish strong arguments from weak ones. |
| Death Penalty – An American Dilemma |
Drexel Course CJS 372 |
| Capital punishment is one of the most complex issues in Criminal Justice and one of the most controversial facing America. Everyone has an opinion about the death penalty but rarely is it grounded in hard evidence. This course will examine the history of the use of capital punishment in America by reviewing the relevant case law in this area and will explore in-depth the issues which rise from the use of the Death Penalty in this country. Is it ethical? Is it fairly administered? Is it effective? Should it be reformed? Can it be reformed? |
| The History of Philadelphia |
Drexel Course HIST 276 |
| This course surveys the history of Philadelphia through pre-colonial, colonial, and industrial eras to the present day. Philadelphia is investigated as an economic, social, cultural, and political center. Students read primary and secondary sources and conduct original research into Philadelphia's history. Lectures and discussions are complemented by on-site historical investigations. |
| Housing and Homelessness |
Drexel Course SOC 406 |
| This course examines how housing shapes individual, family, and neighborhood dynamics. Students will be introduced to housing policy in the United States and will gain an in-depth understanding of homelessness and unstable housing. Other course topics include the meaning of home; the significance of homeownership in the United States; residential segregation; gated neighborhoods; and housing in transnational contexts. Students will learn how to think critically about the role of housing in enduring forms of race, class, and gender-based inequalities and to assess current policy for improving access to stable housing in Philadelphia. |
| Introduction to Feminisms |
Drexel Course WGST 201 |
Feminisms are movements to understand and critique gender relations and gender oppression, and also attempts to construct positive visions of human freedom and ethical action in an unjust world. This course is an introduction to the history of feminisms. The major movements that make up feminism in the modern era, in both the U.S. and abroad, will be examined.
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| Justice in Our Community |
Drexel Course CJS 260 |
This course is a seminar style community-based learning course that will begin with an introduction to justice in urban communities and examine problems unique to cities. The course format will include lectures and on-site work with our community partners at UConnect. The synthesis of scholarship and community classroom experience will provide a holistic lens in which to explore issues in our urban community. Topics include urban economies, access to education and health care, digital divides and crime. Students who take this course will also register for one recitation section of CJS 260.
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| LBGT Literature and Culture |
Drexel Course ENGL 220 |
This course examines writing in English by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and sexual minority authors. Learning from LGBT literature in a variety of forms and genres will help students cultivate sophisticated knowledge about sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, homoeroticism and homophobia, HIV/AIDS, the relationship of art and politics, and the intersections of sexuality, gender, race, class, and nation.
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| Life Is Beautiful |
Drexel Course WRIT 305 |
This community partnership course links memoir with life, story-telling, and dying. Specifically, the course partners students with local hospice patients to co-create a life-story for the patient and his or her family. Students learn interviewing, listening, and writing techniques as well as skills in analysis and presentation. Additionally, the course facilitates interactions with the community and helps students to see themselves as linked to a community outside of college.
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| Politics of Hip Hop |
Drexel Course AFAS 301
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| This class in an interdisciplinary, socio-historical introduction to rap music and hip hop culture. Several themes will be explored including the origins of rap music as well as the role of urban youth and their notions of race and gender. Record industry practices will also be investigated together with the impact of commercialism on hip hop. We will also consider sexism, misogyny, and violence in both the music and culture. |
| Power in Protest: Social Movements in Comparative Perspective |
Drexel Course PSCI 260 [WI]
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| This course considers theoretical approaches to comparative social movements by closely examining evidence about specific movements. Questions include: When and why do people mobilize to make demands against their states and societies? What contextual conditions enable such mobilization, and under what conditions does mobilization decline? Finally, do movements bring about change? This course is designed to gain leverage on these questions by surveying an eclectic literature from international relations and comparative politics. |
| Prison, Society, and You |
Drexel Course CJS 261 |
This course utilizes the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to explore the relationship between individuals and the prison system. The Inside-Out Exchange Program is an evolving set of projects that creates opportunities for dialogue between those on the outside and those on the inside of the nation’s correctional facilities. The program demonstrates the potential for dynamic collaborations between institutions of higher education and correctional institutions. Most importantly, through this unique exchange, Inside-Out, this course seeks to deepen the conversation and transform ways of thinking about crime and justice (Crabbe, Pompa, 2004).
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| Writing for Social Change |
Drexel Course WRIT 315 |
Focusing on current social issues, students will explore the history and legacy of a particular social issue and learn from those working to change it. Students will write to reflect on the dimensions of change, practice with professional genres, and gather support to address the issue. This is a side-by-side, community-based learning course. Drexel students will work alongside staff from UESF, a Philadelphia organization committed to a holistic, preventive, and cost-efficient approach to assisting vulnerable families impacted by housing crises. On Mondays, the class will meet on Drexel's campus. On Wednesdays, the class will meet off-campus (1608 Walnut Street--UESF conference room).
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