Overview
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
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
brown, adrienne maree. (2019). Pleasure activism: The politics of feeling good. AK Press.
Other Material
All other course materials are available online.