IDSD 161 : Rhetorics of Resistance

Examine and consider how issues of social class position in the United States intersect with potentials for social justice. Includes the history of labor activism in the United States and connections to the Civil Rights movement that are often rendered invisible in educational systems, social media and the current global wealth gap. Readings focus on a variety of multimodal texts to interrogate the rhetorical and practical effectiveness of social justice advocacy for economic equality.