Labor Studies courses in the Sociology department - extra space!

[Undergrad Advising Global Studies]

Hi Global majors,

Last-minute offer - upper division Sociology department courses with no enrollment restrictions that many Global Studies majors may want to check out if you have a Labor Studies interest!! 

We can also discuss potential petition options for SOC 185S with a syllabus review - likely either for area III (North America focus) or area IIB (if it's multiregional in focus).

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From: Fabienne Doiron <fdo...@ucsb.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Subject: Circulating Labor Studies course flyers
To: Meghan Zero <megha...@global.ucsb.edu>

Hi Meghan,

We're trying to help get the word out about a couple of Labor Studies courses that are last minute additions to the course offerings for the Fall quarter. I'm reaching out to ask if you could circulate the attached flyers to your undergraduate students?

(I'm also copying the text of the course descriptions below.)

Thanks in advance, and let me know if you have any questions,

Warmly,

Fabienne

New Fall Labor Studies Courses!!

SOC 185S, (Special Topics) Capitalism and Social Theory

PHELP 1160

MW 12:30-1:45

Are you Capitalism-Curious, System-Suspicious or Desperately Seeking an Alternative?  Do you have burning questions about why the economy is structured the way it is, or how it has changed over time? Do you sometimes wonder if capitalism seemed to work "better" for previous generations? In SOC 185S, will be exploring what a diverse range of social thinkers have said about these and many other questions. Starting with it's emergence in the 18th Century, we will look at the rise, spread and many transformations of capitalist economic, social and cultural dimensions. Joining us will be critics, defenders, extrapolators, artists and other commentators who have sought to understand "the economy" as a critical aspect of human life. The course will include historical and contemporary work on the intersections of class, race, gender and sexuality, and will focus on how economic change is experienced by workers and consumers, as well as those left out of the system altogether.  The course is open to all majors.

SOC 190A, (Group Studies) Social Research for Labor Studies

Room TBA (Will be in SSMS)

T 1130-2:45

This seminar-style class is designed for existing or potential Labor Studies minors, though exceptions can be made. The core purpose of the class is to workshop and investigate possible undergraduate research topics related to labor studies. We will examine a range of scholarly, journalistic, artistic, historiographic and trade-union texts about work, workers and popular economics. Together with guest lectures about methodology, ideological assumptions, and the usefulness for various audiences, the class will serve as a narrow survey of the kinds of research that characterizes the multidisciplinary field of Labor Studies . At the end of the quarter, students will be responsible for creating a series of "first draft" proposals for possible research topics and methodologies for undergraduate-led data collection and analysis. These proposals will be further developed by future sessions of this course.  This course is available through add code.

Fabienne Doiron, PhD (she/her)

Academic Coordinator

Central Coast Community Labor Center

UC Santa Barbara

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Global Studies Undergraduate Advising Team

Meghan Zero + Taylor Ross + Undergraduate Peer Advisors

Email: global-...@ucsb.edu|Appointment info here  

Phone: (805) 893-7860

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