General Catalog 2024-25

(Same as Public Affairs M179A.) Lecture, three hours. Social movement is group of people pressuring for political or social change over long periods of time. Study focuses on how mass movements form, when and where they are likely to form, what types of tactics they choose, how those tactics affect their success, and role new technologies play. Weekly focus on one specific topic, such as nonviolence or social media, with historic and more recent movements used as case studies. Concurrently scheduled with course C279. Letter grading.