Note from the CASC staff:
Happy Summer!
The CASC office will be open during the spring and summer semesters, so feel welcome to stop by and visit.
During the summer, we will send out a newsletter each month, so if you have any announcements you'd like to include,
email them to Bri.
Best,
The CASC Staff
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CASC Survey
All CASC students are invited to participate in a survey about the CASC minor. This survey will help us to understand your experiences in the minor and your social justice learning. This survey is completely voluntary, and your responses will be recorded anonymously. You will need to log in to your google account to access the survey, but your username will not be recorded. Your responses will be used for research by the CASC team. Be in touch with CASC director Katie Richards-Schuster with any questions.
ADDITIONAL COURSES
CASC Course Guides
The CASC course guides are now live for the
summer
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fall
2015 semesters! Classes are still being added, so check the links for any new updates!
WOMENSTD/AMCULT 363
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander American women in the United States. Texts and films include an introduction to materials by and about Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) women, from historical, anthropological, sociological, psychological, musical, and literary perspectives, thereby allowing students to compare and contrast the experiences of different ethnicities and generations. Discussions and assignments will examine the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and nationality in APIA women's lives. Learning critical theories about feminism, immigration, and globalization will show how APIA women have become agents of social change at home and in their communities. This course fulfills the diversity cluster requirement for the CASC minor.
English 397
Research Methods in the Digital Humanities is a seminar through which students will consider how digital humanities can be used for reinventing and broadening our own scholarly interests and projects. Students will discuss and examine the ways in which data mining, visualization technologies, and digital archives impact questions in the field as well as what it means to conduct scholarly research in our present, networked moment.
AAS 358/ANTHRCUL 356
Filming the Future of Detroit is a rare opportunity to engage Detroit simultaneously from theoretical and practical perspectives, from the perspectives of music history, social history, architectural history, cultural anthropology, literature, and film. Students in this course will read, write, and learn how to make films with the help of an award winning filmmaker from Berlin. Students will approach Detroit from the perspectives of race, gender, sexuality, democracy, urbanization, suburbanization, industrialization, de-industrialization, emergency management, and the future. Detroit's place in the world, and the extent to how it is representative or not of American and other urban futures will be examined. Students will also work with a group of young people who live in and are growing up in Detroit and learn how to see Detroit from their perspectives and collectively produce films about it. The course will end in public screenings in Ann Arbor and Detroit.
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AnnouncementS
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Internet Radio Grant Opportunity
Interested in learning more about combining internet radio with a passion to help others? There is an exciting way to use your own radio program to bring you more volunteers, contacts, and funds than what you can raise through social media.
Learn more about the advantages of internet radio and using it to advance your social justice passions.
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Jobs and Internships
Trained artists of any medium are invited to join the growing community of Ready Set Start! A finalist in the optiMize Social Innovation Challenge, Ready Set Start breaks down the barriers to creative expression by bringing arts workshops to communities that do not have access to them. They use the arts as a source of empowerment and personal growth, ultimately eliminating the idea that art can only be practiced by experts. They are currently recruiting volunteers, volunteer site leaders, and creative expression workshop designers. Volunteers can begin as early as this summer! Email them and learn more about getting involved.
Fair Food Campaign
The ally team is seeking 1-2 fall interns. Interns should be able to organize with a diverse array of Fair Food allies including but not limited to students and youth, communities of faith, and food justice organizations. Responsibilities include development of campaign strategy together with CIW and other allies, regular communication with the Fair Food network, office assistance, and on-the-ground support for members of the Immokalee community. A minimum commitment of 3-5 months is preferred; start date is flexible. Interns receive free housing and a modest monthly stipend. Learn more and apply. Application deadline is August 1.
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