IST2083-1-FA14 - S. C. Sem: Rethinking Diversities

Instructor: Edward P. Antonio
E-mail: eantonio@iliff.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Books for the Course

1. Will Kymlicka, Multicultural Citizenship . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
2. Kwame Anthony Appiah, The Ethics of Identity . New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2005.
3. Walter  Benn Michaels, The Trouble with Diversity: How we Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality . New York: Metropolitan Books, 2005.
4. Iris Marion Young, Inclusion and Democracy . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
5. Daryl G Smith, Diversity’s Promise for Higher Education . Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
6. Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki, Divinity and Diversity . Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003.
7. Martin N. Davidson, The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and Leveraging Difference Can Succeed. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc., 2011.
8. Peter D. Hershock, Valuing Diversity: Buddhist Reflection on Realizing a More Equitable Future . New York: State University of New York Press, 2013.

Articles

Andrew Linklater, Human Interconnectedness.pdf

Collective Consciousness and Human Interconnectedness.pdf

Andrew Linklater, Interconnectedness~ Its Ambiguities.pdf

John M. Headley, Interconnectedness and Universalization.pdf

Alice A. Keefe, Visions of Interconnectedness in Engaged Buddhism and Feminist Theology

Articles for November 4 2014

Diversity as a Science.pdf

Diversity Science- Why and How Difference Makes a Difference.pdf

Otherness.pdf

Diversity Science~Who Needs It?.pdf

Difference and Genomics.pdf

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Evaluation

Policies and Services

Incompletes:  If incompletes are allowed in this course, see the Master's Student Handbook for Policies and Procedures.

Pass/Fail:  Masters students wishing to take the class pass/fail should discuss this with the instructor by the second class session.

Academic Integrity and Community Covenant:  All students are expected to abide by Iliff’s statement on Academic Integrity, as published in the Masters Student Handbook, or the Joint PhD Statement on Academic Honesty, as published in the Joint PhD Student Handbook, as appropriate.  All participants in this class are expected to be familiar with Iliff’s Community Covenant.

Accommodations:  Iliff engages in a collaborative effort with students with disabilities to reasonably accommodate student needs.   Students are encouraged to contact their assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations.  The advising center can be contacted at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303-765-1146. 

Writing Lab:  Grammar and organization are important for all written assignments.  Additional help is available from the Iliff Writing Lab, which is available for students of any level who need help beginning an assignment, organizing thoughts, or reviewing a final draft. 

Inclusive Language:  It is expected that all course participants will use inclusive language in speaking and writing, and will use terms that do not create barriers to classroom community. 

Degree Learning Goals