Slavery and Human Trafficking in the 21st Century

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
I. Historical Contexts
1	Introductions
2	What is Trafficking? What’s in a Name?
3	Slavery & Abolitionism Past and Present	Weekly Memo due
II. Chains, Borders, & Boundaries
4	Capitalism & Labor: Fast Fashion & Skyscrapers	Weekly Memo due
5	Capitalism & Labor: Shrimp, Beef, & Strawberries In class readings of the Gloria Anzaldúa poems “Sus Plumas El Viento” and “A Sea of Cabbages.” Available in Anzaldúa, Gloria. Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza. 4th ed. Aunt Lute Books, 2012. ISBN: 9781879960855.
6	Migration & Border Crossings	Weekly Memo due
7	Policing the Borders I In class readings of the Gloria Anzaldúa poems “El sonavabitche” and “Corner of 50th St. and Fifth Av.” Available in Anzaldúa, Gloria. Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza. 4th ed. Aunt Lute Books, 2012. ISBN: 9781879960855.
8	Policing the Borders II	Weekly Memo due
9	War and Conflict Zones	Weekly Memo due
III. Bodies
10	Organ Trafficking
11	Reproductive Labor	Weekly Memo due
IV. Sex, Work, & Power
12	Sex, Chains, & High Heels: Anti-trafficking Campaigns
13	Saviors	Weekly Memo due
14	Preparation for In-Class Debate
15	In-Class Debate: Sex, Work, Power (PDF)
16	De/Criminalization: Race, Sex, and Class
17	Technology and Trafficking	Term Paper Outline and Bibliography due Weekly Memo due
18	‘Dealing in Desire’ & Doing Research on Sex Work Guest discussion with Professor Kimberly Kay Hoang, Boston College	Weekly Memo due
V. Children
19	Strong Beautiful Bodies: Athletes, Models
20	Children Online	Weekly Memo due
21	Written Reflections Screening: Lilet Never Happened. Directed by Jacco Groen. Color, 105 min. 2012.
22	Screening cont’d: Lilet Never Happened. Directed by Jacco Groen. Color, 105 min. 2012. Closing Discussion	Term Paper due Weekly Memo due
23	Group Presentations
24	Group Presentations (cont.)