Some cool courses being offered in Autumn 2020 that count toward the Labor Studies minor!
For a full list of Labor Studies courses in Autumn 2020, visit Labor Studies Minor - Courses Currently Offered.
CHSTU 224 Life And Labor In The US-Mexico Borderlands
This course focuses on inhabitants of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands since the nineteenth century. Emphasizes the fungible U.S.-Mexico border, industrialization of the Southwest and northern Mexico, cultures of migration, and the creation of "Greater Mexico." Influence of labor and migration in gender constructions.
ANTH 468 Anthropology Of Care
Introduces the anthropology of care, with an emphasis on ethnographic studies of care practices. Considers how care practices generate patterns of relationality and visions of the human. Explores where caring happens, who is involved in care, what counts (or does not count) as deserving of care, and how politics shapes care.
GEOG 478 Social Justice and the City
Provides a link between general theories of urban inequality and their specific manifestation in the United States. Explores a series of themes related to contemporary urbanization processes including the recent mortgage crisis, segregation, gentrification, enclaves, fortification, redevelopment, homelessness, and the loss of public space.