Previous Departmental Praxis Courses

Spring 2023 实践我 Course

RUSS B252 Love, Death, Justice, & 俄国文学

教授. José Vergara | Tuesdays 11:45 AM- 4:30 PM

This Inside-Out course will be conducted inside a correctional institution and will bring inside (SCI Chester) and outside students (BMC) into dialogue. Can Russian novels and short stories help us understand 我们的生活? We'll closely read and analyze works by several Russian authors and discuss how they each treat themes including life, 死亡, 家庭, 爱, the individual and society, 代际冲突, 罪与罚, 权力动力学.

最后, our broad goal will be to explore how these texts speak to contemporary issues, 我们的生活, and eternal problems that all of humanity faces--what Russians call the "accursed questions."

This course is part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.

Spring 2023 实践二世 Courses

CITIES B350 Urban Projects

教授. Jeff Cohen | Fridays from 1:10 to 3:30 (plus fieldwork)

In this course advanced students will work with local groups around concrete projects. The course will be framed by a strong topical and methodological core having to do with history, 体系结构, 档案, and benefit to different organizations through projects that will ultimately serve their public missions.   

It will welcome students with interests in the histories of places who will help those hosting organizations shape and advance projects that tap historical resources to collect, 丰富, and present knowledge for a range of purposes and audiences. Class sessions will convene to discuss background readings as well as evaluation of tools and experiences. 

SOCL B258 Sociology of Education

教授. David Karen | Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:25 AM- 9:45 AM (plus fieldwork)

Major sociological theories of the relationships between education and society, focusing on the effects of education on inequality in the United States and the historical development of primary, 二次, and post-二次 education in the United States. Other topics include education and social selection, 测试和跟踪, and micro- and macro-explanations of differences in educational outcomes. This is a 实践二世 course; placements are in local schools.

Spring 2023 Praxis Seminar Courses

HART B420 Museum Studies Fieldwork Seminar

教授. Monique Scott和教授. Matt Feliz | Mondays 2-4 PM

This course provides students a forum in which to ground, frame and discuss their hands-on work in museums, 画廊, 档案 or Special Collections. Whether students have arranged an internship at a local institution or want to pursue one in the 推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜 Special Collections, this course will provide a framework for these endeavors, coupling praxis with theory supported by readings from the discipline of Museum Studies.

The course will culminate in a final presentation, an opportunity to reflect critically on the internship experience. Prior to taking the course, students will develop a Praxis Learning Plan through the 职业生涯 & 公民参与办事处. All students will share a set syllabus, common learning objectives and readings, but will also be able to tailor those objectives to the specific museum setting or Special Collections project in which they are involved.

POLS B420 Praxis Fieldwork Seminar: Politics, Policy and Power

教授. Marissa Golden | Thursdays 2:10-4 PM

This course supports students while they engage in Praxis fieldwork in organizations that focus on politics, elections and/or public policy. In addition to the 8-10 hours spent at their fieldwork placements, students will meet for one hour weekly in a Praxis seminar with the instructor and other Praxis students.

These seminar meetings will provide students with an opportunity to reflect together about their experiences in the field and to help connect those experiences to political science theory and to academic readings about American politics, 政策与选举.