Splash Biography
PORTIA JOHNSON, Undefined character who likes soc. justice theory
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Major: Environmental Studies College/Employer: UChicago Year of Graduation: 2014 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Fourth year, 20 yrs old Interested in the intersection of sustainable development and social engineering. Hope to use my major ito better understand human relationships, perceptions and policies towards the environment, and their influence on sociopolitical decision making. Oh, I'm also a sneaker aficionado. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)C1188: Anti- Oppression 101 in Splash! Fall 2013 (Oct. 05, 2013)
Do you care about equality and justice? Or want to learn how social injustices are reinforced and what you can do to stop them?
Well, the objective of this class is to teach how systematic oppression takes place and what we can do to fight against it.
Touching on gender, sex, race/ethnicity and class, patterns of oppression will be recognized and deconstructed to offer ways to work towards equalizing the power imbalances in our communities.
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