Courses with class content relevant to the 2020 elections
In addition to hands-on learning that students seek out themselves, faculty are also developing classes that tie directly into this year’s electoral season. These will include service-learning or other participatory classes—i.e., those in which actual participation is part of the class, and more traditional classroom courses that speak to contemporary political and civic matters. Faculty from any academic discipline may apply to the Provost for as much as $4,000 of support to create or convert a course and to cover additional expenses due to the out-of-classroom aspects of the course.
* denotes a class particularly useful for those who have done work in the field during winter, spring, or summer break, though open to all.
Spring 2020
Critical Perspectives on the State
Anu Sharma
Dissecting Language: Medical, Legal, and Scientific Terminology in Context
Serena Witzke
Activism and Theories of Change
Leslie Gabel-Brett
Human Rights and the 2020 Election
James Cavallaro
Understanding the 2020 Presidential Election
John Stoehr
Intro to Environmental Science and Sustainability
Suzanne O'Connell
American Government and Politics
Alyx Mark
The Moral Basis of Politics
Don Moon
Media and Politics
Erika Franklin Fowler
American Political Parties
Logan Dancey
American Political Thought
Justin Peck
Erosion of Democracy
James McGuire
Forward, Without Forgetting: The GDR in Literature and Film
Iris Bork-Goldfield
The United States since 1901
Ron Schatz
Beyond the Vote: Race & American Democracy
Kevin Vrevich
Healthy Places: Practice, Policy and Population Health
Shellae Versey
Introduction to (Geo)Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization
Kim Diver
Summer 2020
CSPL 399*
Understanding the 2020 Presidential Election
John Stoehr
Fall 2020
Ethnography of the American Rural
Joseph Russo
Online
The Art and Science of Social Engagement
Charles Barber
Hybrid with remote students
Human Rights Advocacy: Critical Assessment and Practical Engagement in Global Social Justice
James Cavallaro
In-person Only
Understanding the 2020 Presidential Election
John Stoehr
Online
Introduction to GIS
Kim Diver
Hybrid with remote students
Introduction to Economics
Richard Grossman
Online
Public Economics
Damien Sheehan-Connor
Online
Healthcare Economics
Damien Sheehan-Connor
Online
American Economic History
Richard Grossman
Online
Living in a Polluted World
Johan Varekamp
Online
American Government and Politics
Alyx Mark
Hybrid with remote students
American Government and Politics
Justin Peck
Hybrid in-person only
The American Presidency
Justin Peck
Hybrid in-person only
Campaigns and Elections
Logan Dancey
Hybrid with remote students
Political Polarization in America
Logan Dancey
Hybrid with remote students
Citizens, Judges, Juries: Who Decides in Democracy?
Sonali Chakravarti
Online
Introduction to History: History of U.S. Social Movements
Kevin Vrevich
In-person only
Beyond the Vote: Race and American Democracy
Kevin Vrevich
In-person only
Race Discourse in the Americas
Demetrius Eudell
In-person only
The Fire Next Time: The Modern Black Freedom Struggle
Kevin Vrevich
In-person only
The Rise of the Conservative Movement in the United States Since 1945
Ronald Schatz
In-person only
Social Pyschology
Scott Plous
Online
Reading Stories
Suzanne Fusso
Online
Performing Democracy: Theater, Activism, and Community Engagement
Ron Jenkins
Online