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EPSY 203 Social Issues Group Dialogue Courses

EPSY 203: Social Issues Group Dialogue 

These courses provide a space for students to have an open dialogue with peers in small group settings on diversity and social justice topic areas.  Each section uses a structured dialogue format to explore intergroup and intragroup differences and similarities within historical and contemporary contexts.  Each section uses active learning exercises, in addition to weekly readings, reflective writing assignments, and topic-based dialogues. Courses are taught by real-life practitioners from the University of Illinois and Urbana-Champaign community.

These are second 8-week classes; open enrollment that do not require an application.

EPSY 203: Social Issues Group Dialogue Now OPEN!

Spring 2023, second 8-week classes; open enrollment that do not require an application.

Black Activism in Sports, CRN 50834, Section AD4, 3:00 - 4:50 PM, Tuesday, Gregory Hall Room 325, Instructors Shanika Mungin (University of Illinois Athletics) and Dementro Powell (UIPD).

Students will engage in discussions sharing their perspectives and understanding in Black Activism in Sports through a series of thematic topics including but not limited to Black Women in Sports, Caring for our Black Athletes, the Black Athlete Experience, and more. Students will be able to ask questions in a safe environment while expressing their experiences in athletics from different points of view and experiences. This class will help students become familiar with some of the challenges while offering some resources and strategies on how to become allies or better well-informed leaders on this topic.  

Reproductive Justice, CRN 50831,Section AD1, 5:30 - 7:20 PM, Thursday, Gregory Hall Room 325, Instructors Kara Lawrence (Women's Resources Center) and Amie Baumeister (Women's Resources Center).

This course explores reproductive justice as a social justice issue alongside other systems of oppression. Topics include sociological and historical contexts of reproductive justice, intersectionality and reproductive justice, activism and advocacy around reproductive rights and justice, and contemporary case studies in reproductive justice.


Exploring Size and Sizeism, CRN 50833, Section AD3, 3:00 - 4:50 PM, Wednesday, Gregory Hall Room 325, Instructors Amy Fitzjarrald (University Housing) and Ron Threadgill (Applied Health Sciences).

This course explores body size and weight-based oppression as a social justice issue alongside other systems of oppression. Topics include socio-historical constructions of size, fatness, and bodies, activism and advocacy around fatness and body positivity, and contemporary case studies in fat studies. 

 

May be repeated in the same term to a maximum of 2 hours.  May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours.