2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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IDS-101 Intro to Intergroup Dialogue


In a diverse society, intentional dialogue about social group identities (i.e. race, class, gender, religion, etc.) is needed to facilitate understanding, collaboration, and social change. In this intergroup dialogue course, students will participate in semi-structured face-to-face meetings where participants from diverse social identity groups explore personal and group commonalities and differences; locate these different identities and experiences within societal systems of power, privilege, and oppression; and find ways to work collaboratively to build more inclusive communities. Drawing on research in the fields of sociology, psychology, and philosophy (among others), students will explore group experiences in a variety of social and institutional contexts. Students will participate in exercises that will be debriefed in class and in weekly journals. In addition to assigned readings, classroom interactions will be a site of learning and exploration. The goal is to create a setting in which students engage in open and constructive dialogue, learning, and exploration concerning issues of intergroup relations, conflict, and community. 2



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