UCSD Black Lives Matter Movement Research Project

Course Description:

As its title suggests, this course deals with two topics simultaneously, as well as the ways in which they are inexorably intertwined. Over the course of the semester, we will examine sociological and oft philosophical responses to questions such as:

What is society / the social?

What is order? What is change?

Can social change be forced or contrived? To what degree?

What are the defining aspects of the social order of our current zeitgeist?

What kind of predictions can we make about the future of social change?

While we will be examining our own responses to these questions about social order and social change, we will also be picking apart many selections of readings from authors who hope to explain these and other phenomena that we associate with social order and social change such as specific movements, socio-historical and socio-political eras and ideologies, and the relationship between these phenomena and the social change they inspire or bring about. It is worth mentioning that we will use tools and methods found in or derived from social philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and ethics to outline and underscore some of our common sense and theoretical claims about social order and social change. I have taken great care to use these philosophical themes in a way that does not require you to have any background in philosophy but will enhance your understanding of our target phenomena throughout the semester.

Learning Goals:

To develop sociologically critical positions about social order and social change that are sensitive to the diverse subject matter covered throughout the course.

To evaluate different aspects of social order and social change both analytically and critically, i.e., both subjectively and objectively.

To evaluate popular themes revolving around social order and social change in the current zeitgeist and connect those themes to sociological theories.

To criticize Sociology as a discipline through the lens of social order and change.

To become a more articulate writer and speaker, especially about social order and social change.

Research Project (30%)

Students will generate a Final Research Project with a minimum length of five (5) pages double spaced. There will not be a length cap, but if you submit a ten-page paper, it should be ten well-written pages! Quality is (almost) always more desirable than quantity. Format, structure, and expectations for the term paper will be discussed in class or in a video closer to the due date. Term paper topics will be submitted early, so don’t wait until the last minute to pick a topic! An outline and an abstract of your paper will be due (separately) before the final paper, so you will have plenty of feedback and chances to revise your ideas. One of my primary goals as your instructor is to help you grow as a thinker and as a writer and working on papers in stages is the best way to write something you can really be proud of. We’ll take our time, go through the motions, and all of you will walk away with papers you can use as a template moving forward in your academic career!

1. Research Project Outline – Deadline within 24 hours

2.Research Paper Abstract.  Deadline with 7 days

3.Research Project Final Paper. Deadline with 14 days

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