Virtual Workshop Fall 2021: Activism
Katie Dwyer
UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
Students will have a unique opportunity to learn together in four main ways:
They will hear from several leading activists about their methods in today’s struggles for human rights.
They will study historical activists and the success and failure of past campaigns.
They will also learn from each other by working together to share their own experience and approach as activists themselves.
They will learn with leading Oxford professors who are specializing in theories of individual activism and social movements.
PEDAGOGICAL METHOD AND TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
Students will be asked to review two short key readings for each class session. This can be done individually or in conjunction with a faculty member at their home institution, the latter serving as the preferred method of engagement with the readings.
The students will take part in eight interactive class sessions led by activists, Oxford scholars, and Oxford Consortium faculty members, and four small group discussions.
Throughout the Workshop, students will engage with each other and with faculty from the University of Oxford and Consortium members. The workshop sessions will deliberately recreate the intimately shared atmosphere of the Oxford seminar format.
The workshop will use the Zoom platform with a maximum of 40 students and regular group discussions that mix students from different universities in small group break-out sessions.
Course content and administration will be managed on Blackboard, including an interactive space for students and faculty. Socialization and interactive activity beyond class will be enabled by “gather.town” which offers a virtual space that tries to mimic lunch, coffee breaks, and happy hours.
