Course Readings
McAdam, Doug. Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970. 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780226555539.
Luker, Kristin. Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1985. ISBN: 9780520055971.
D’Emilio, John. Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970. 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780226142678.
Piven, Frances Fox, and Richard A. Cloward. Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1978. ISBN: 9780394726977.
Shanley, Mary Lyndon, Joshua Cohen, and Deborah Chasman. Just Marriage. New York, NY: Oxford University, 2004. ISBN: 9780195176261.
Readings by Session
| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Objectives and Requirements of the Course | |
| 2-3 | Social Movement Theory |
Tarrow, Sidney. Power in Movement: Social Movements, Collective Action and Politics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University. Press, 1994, pp. 1-27. ISBN: 9780521422710. Olson, Mancur. The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1965, pp. 5-52. ISBN: 9780674537507. |
| 4-5 | Social Movement Theory and the Civil Rights Movement |
McAdam, Doug. Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970. Chapters 1-4. Garrow, David. Bearing the Cross. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1987, pp. 11-82. ISBN: 9780394756233. McAdam, Doug. Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970. Chapter 5. |
| 6-7 | The Rise and Decline of the Civil Rights Movement |
McAdam, Doug. Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970. Chapters 6-7. ———. Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970. Chapters 8-9. |
| 8-11 |
Does the Civil Rights Movement provide a Universal Template? Why no Civil Rights Movement in Brazil Difficulties in Organizing the Unemployed and Poor |
Why no Civil Rights Movement in Brazil? Marx, Anthony W. “Race-Making and the Nation-State.” World Politics 48, no. 2 (1996): 180-208. Difficulties in Organizing the Unemployed and Poor Piven, Frances Fox, and Richard A. Cloward*. Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail.* Chapter 1. ———. Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail. Chapter 2. ———. Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail. Chapter 5. |
| 12 | Abortion: The Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Movements | Luker, Kristin. Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood. Chapters 1-2. |
| 13 | Mid-Term In-Class Exam | |
| 14-17 | Abortion: The Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Movements (contd.) |
Luker, Kristin. Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood. Chapters 3-4. ———. Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood. Chapters 5-7. ———. Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood. Chapter 8. Hitt, Jack. “Who will do Abortions here?” New York Times Sunday Magazine. January 18, 1998. |
| 18-24 |
The “Newest” Social Movement? Gay and Lesbian Rights From Gay Liberation to Same-Sex Marriage? |
D’Emilio, John. Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970. Chapters 1-3. ———. Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970. Chapters 4-7. ———. Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970. Chapters 8-11. From Gay Liberation to Same-Sex Marriage? D’Emilio, John. Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970. Chapters 12-13. J. Garrow, David. “Toward a More Perfect Union.” The New York Times Magazine. May 9, 2004. Shanley, Mary Lyndon. Just Marriage. pp. 3-30. ———. Just Marriage. pp. 33-62. ———. Just Marriage. pp. 81-116. |
| 25-26 | Student Presentations |
