ISP 205 Doing Justice
3 hours.
This course explores the many interdisciplinary ways that justice is pursued in the real world across time and place, from the abolition of slavery to prison abolition, LGBTQ rights to anti-war and pro-union campaigns. Musicians, visual artists, actors, playwrights, writers, poets, journalists, political and social activists as well as grassroots groups, organizations and institutions will be studied to understand that it takes a kaleidoscope of perspectives and modalities to do justice. Students will sample different struggles and forms of justice-making and engage in their own justice pursuits. We will incorporate unique insight from diverse approaches to address the harms of injustice to envision and co-create a more fair and equitable community, country and world.
Notes
This course satisfies the John Jay College Option: Justice Core I (200-level) area of the Gen Ed Program.