DGS 152 - Critical Thinking for Equity

5 Credits

This class explores personal identities and how our collective memberships impact our daily lives. It uses a variety of sources such as literature, film, art and/or social media to critically examine the political, social, and historical meanings of our cultural identities.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Online
Fall Online
Winter Online
Spring Online

Designed to Serve Students needing Humanities distribution credit, Education students, students with an interest in social justice.
Active Date 20260408T14:59:04

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Diversity & Globalism
Humanities Area I

Course Outline

Identity & Intersectionality: Analyzing personal and social identities (race, gender, ability, etc.) and their formation using personal narratives and diverse cultural texts.
Systems of Power: Examining how historical and institutional systems of power and privilege function to create and sustain inequities in society.
Cultural Criticism: Critiquing film, literature, art, and real-world scenarios to uncover hidden biases, stereotypes, and systemic injustices.
From Analysis to Action: Identifying specific inequities impacting communities and families, and researching evidence-based strategies for change.
Advocacy Planning: Developing a practical, evidence-based advocacy plan to interrupt bias and promote equity in educational or community settings.

Student Learning Outcomes
Analyze how our own cultural identities, beliefs, and biases have been shaped by historical and systemic factors.

Articulate how power and privilege function at individual, cultural, and institutional levels to create and sustain inequities.

Develop an evidence-based advocacy plan to address a specific systemic inequity impacting our community.

Critique systemic inequities using media (literature, film, art) and real-world scenarios applying a power and privilege framework.

Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to different cultural values and expectations.