ILRLR 2070

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ILRLR 2070
Writing Seminar in History

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

Topics change depending on semester and instructor.

When Offered Fall or spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: 15 ILR Sophomores or permission of the instructor.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies the ILR Advanced Writing requirement.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Mexican Labor and Working-Class History in the US

  • 14949 ILRLR 2070   SEM 101

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    • TR Ives Hall 107

    • Martinez-Matsuda, V

  • This course explores the varied experiences of ethnic Mexican workers in the United States from the early Industrial Period to the contemporary debates concerning the transnational effects of migrant labor. We will examine the ways ethnic Mexican men and women have organized at a regional, national, and international level, and in both rural and urban settings, for fair employment and civil rights. Close attention will be given to several historical factors that have helped shape Mexican American working-class identity. Ultimately, the course will determine how ethnic Mexican workers have contested their purported role as 'cheap' and 'tractable' labor to demand better wages, working conditions, and an end to the socio-economic discrimination they encountered. As this course is a writing seminar, we will spend a lot of in-class time discussing the material we read from both an analytical and writing-structure standpoint. Students will also be required to critique and revise their own writing.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Uncovering Corporate Strategies

  • 15108 ILRLR 2070   SEM 102

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  • In this class we will get an inside view of labor-management relations by closely examining previously little known original documents that reveal how managers and workers conceptualized and used their own and their counterpart’s sense of identity. From psychological testing of middle-managers that measured employees’ sexual identity in the 1950s, to employers’ plans to instill race prejudice among previously integrated union members, we will zero in on a number of examples from the past and enjoy the richness and depth that only primary source evidence can offer. This is a writing seminar, and as such it places emphasis on producing thoughtful, well-written papers. Students will be graded on class participation (discussions, workshops, and exercises) and on six essay papers which they will have the opportunity to revise based on the feedback provided by the instructor and by their peers.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Women and Leadership

  • 15109 ILRLR 2070   SEM 103

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  • This course reflects on two questions: how have women now gained more access to powerful leadership positions? Yet why do men continue to have far more access to powerful leadership positions? The course will be divided into three parts. First, we will place the subject of women, gender, and leadership in historical context. Second, we will move to the present to consider the status and experiences of women in different sectors (i.e., business, government), different organizations (i.e., corporations, unions), and different cultures. Third, we will use readings and discussions as a foundation to embark upon individual research projects. While this course fulfills the second writing requirement, students also will be expected to participate actively in discussion and to collaborate in small groups on selected assignments.