Students and the Pro-Democracy Movement
LBR&WS 188
WINTER 2012
Tom Hayden is a social and political activist and writer, known for his involvement in the anti-war, civil rights, and animal rights movements of the 1960s. Elected to the California State Assembly in 1982, he is admired for remaining politically active without sacrificing his principles.
This course will provide a historical analysis of the theory and practice of participatory democracy, based on the US social movements of the 1960s. Topics include study of the Port Huron Statement, the manifesto that helped launch the student movement of the '60s; student roles in the Vietnam anti-war movement; and civil rights, women's rights, environmental, and workers' rights movements. The course connects participatory democracy principles to contemporary issues, such as the Arab Spring (pro-democracy movements in the Middle East), Latin American movements based on liberation theology, and labor and immigrant rights struggles in Los Angeles. The course culminates in a conference that evaluates past social movements and their relevance to contemporary movements throughout the country and around the world.
Course also counts towards HISTORY, PUBLIC POLICY and URBAN PLANNING
For course detail information, see the Schedule of Courses.