HSRV 470 is a cross-listed course—a course listed under two different disciplines—with WGST 470. HSRV 470 may not be taken for credit by students who have obtained credit for WGST 470, WGST 421, or HSRV 421.
HSRV 470: Activism and Social Movement Making serves as a tool kit for activism and is founded on the histories, stories, knowledge, and strategies of activists and social movements in Canada and the United States since the mid-twentieth century. Based on the Community Service Learning model, students will learn by engaging in advocacy and activism by planning and implementing their own activist project or by volunteering for a community organization.
Note: This is the capstone course for the Bachelor of Arts, Major in Women’s and Gender Studies. It is not a capstone for the HSRV program, but all students who have completed the prerequisites are welcome to take HSRV 470.
Outline
HSRV 470 is divided into three units:
Unit 1: We Need Activists
Unit 2: Social Movement Legacies
Unit 3: Strategies and Challenges in Activist Organizing
Evaluation
To receive credit for HSRV 470, you must complete and submit all of the assignments, achieve a minimum grade of at least 50% on each assignment and obtain a minimum composite course grade of D (50%).
Students will be evaluated on their understanding of the concepts presented in the course and on their ability to apply those concepts. The final grade in the course will be based on the marks achieved for the following activities.
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1: Zine Making and Reflection
15%
Assignment 2: Activist Strategies Book and Movie Report
40%
Assignment 3: Activist Plan
15%
Assignment 4: Activist Project and Report
30%
Total
100%
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
brown, adrienne maree. (2019). Pleasure activism: The politics of feeling good. AK Press. (eText)
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.