High School
Anti-Oppression/Anti-Racism Syllabus:
Research the
following:
1.
Define the following terms: prejudice, bias,
discrimination, oppression, racism, privilege, systemic/institutional racism,
intersectionality, environmental racism, and white supremacy.
2.
Define the following: ageism, ableism,
anti-racism, classism, feminism, heterosexism, homophobia, reverse racism,
sexism, tokenism, transphobia
3.
Social Darwinism and eugenics
4.
United States history from the point of view of
the oppressed (see books below)
In your research use:
1.
At least four of these books (you can search for
others as well):
a.
A Time to
Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King Jr., for Students
b.
A
Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen
c.
A Queer
History of the United States by Michael Bronski
d.
An
Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
e.
A People’s
History of the United States by Howard Zinn
2.
Watch and use the discussion guides for at least
two of these movies:
3.
Watch and discuss these documentaries:
4.
Read from at least 3 of the following books as
well:
a.
Between
the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
b.
Notes of a
Native Son by James Baldwin
c.
We Should
All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
d.
Waist High
in the World by Nancy Mairs
e.
Beyond
Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Final Paper:
The final paper should present your research findings and your thesis about oppression and
racism in the United States and what is needed for us to become an
anti-oppression/anti-racism society.
Minimum length: 4 pages, single spaced, 12 point font
Include an annotated bibliography
Due Date: November 1, 2017, See Rubric for further expectations for grading
