Upper Division Courses
116. Asian American Social Movements. (4)
(Same as Asian American Studies M116) Lecture, 4 units. Designed for juniors/seniors. Examination of several dimensions of Asian American social movements, including grassroots, mass movement character, political and social vision, and social and political relevance to current issues. How movement participants linked struggle for change with own personal transformation and growth. P/NP or letter grading.
160. Research Group or Internship Seminars: Labor and Workplace Studies. (5)
Seminar, three hours. Enforced corequisite: course 195. Designed for undergraduate students who are part of research group or internship. Discussion of research methods and current literature in field or of research of faculty members or students. In-depth examination of experience of workers and role of labor movement in American society, historically and today. Topics include changing organization of work in the U.S. and reconfiguration of employment relationships; response of labor movement to managerial initiatives; way in which organized labor has handled issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and immigration status; challenges facing workers in the 21st century and ways in which organizations (unions and community-based organizations) are responding to those challenges. Letter grading.
165. Sociology of Race & Labor (4).
(Same as Afro-American Studies M165 and Sociology M165.) Lecture,& discussion, 4 units. Limited to juniors/seniors. Exploration of relationship between race/ethnicity, employment, and U.S. labor movement. Analysis of underlying racial divisions in workforce and how they evolved historically. Consideration of circumstances under which workers and unions have excluded people of color from jobs and unions, as well as circumstances under which workers and unions have organized people of color into unions in efforts to improve their wages and working conditions. Impact of globalization on these dynamics. P/NP or letter grading.
M166A. Immigrant Rights, Labor, and Higher Education. (4)
(Same as Chicana/o Studies M156A and Asian American Studies M166A.) Seminar, 4 units. New immigrant rights movement, with particular attention to labor and higher education. Overview of history of immigrant rights movement and examination of development of coalition efforts between labor movement and immigrant rights movement nationally and locally. Special focus on issue of immigrant students in higher education, challenges facing undocumented immigrant students, and legislative and policy issues that have emerged. Students conduct oral histories, family histories, research on immigration and immigrant rights, write poetry and spoken word about immigrant experience, and work to collectively develop student publication on immigrant students in higher education. P/NP or letter grading.
LBR&WS 167. Worker Center Movement: Next Wave Organizing for Justice for Immigrant Workers. (4)
(Same as Asian American Studies 187D, Lec 2 & Chicana/o Studies 188, sem 6) Seminar, 4 units. Development of theoretical and practical understanding of worker center movement, with focus on historical factors that have led to emergence and growth of worker centers. Role of worker centers in promoting multiethnic and multiracial campaigns for workplace and economic justice. Transnational cross-border solidarity issues and rights of undocumented workers. P/NP or letter grading.
M173. Nonviolence and Social Movements. (4)
(Same as Afro-American Studies M173 and Chicana and Chicano Studies M173.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Overview of nonviolence and its impact on social movements both historically and in its present context in contemporary society, featuring lectures, conversations, films, readings, and guest speakers. Exploration of some historic contributions of civil rights struggles and role of nonviolent action throughout recent U.S. history. Examination of particular lessons of nonviolent movements as they impact social change organizing in Los Angeles. P/NP or letter grading.
M180. Southern California Regional Economy. (4)
(Same as Urban Planning CM137.) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to regional economy, with emphasis on Los Angeles. Key economic sectors, labor market composition, and review of conflicting portrayals depicting dynamics of region. Two all-day bus tours of key economic regions and guest lectures by regional experts included. Letter grading.
189. Advanced Honors Seminars. (1)
Seminar, three hours. Limited to 20 students. Designed as adjunct to undergraduate lecture course. Exploration of topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities and led by lecture course instructor. May be applied toward honors credit for eligible students. Honors content noted on transcript. P/NP or letter grading.
188. Special Courses in Labor and Workplace Studies (4).
Seminar 1: Unions and American Politics
Labor unions are powerful political organizations today. How did they get that way? This course will survey the history of unions as political agencies from the Civil War through the 1970s. We'll examine the shifting alliances among unions and parties, from Republicans and Democrats to Socialists and Communists, and consider how unions and parties competed for workers' loyalties. We'll pay special attention to the development of the modern American state, and how its contours shaped unions' strategies and political ideologies. And we'll trace debates within unions about the proper role of the state, immigration and women's rights.
Seminar 2: Labor and Globalization
The world of work and employment is changing rapidly as the economic and social integration of developed and developing countries – globalization – continues apace. Newspaper headlines routinely tell of the outsourcing of production from industrialized countries to developing economies like China, and increasingly of the outsourcing of services such as call center work to India. At the same time, many commentators argue that the globalization of financial markets is reducing the power of governments to help manage their own economies. All of these changes are of great consequence for both working families and organized labor. This course seeks to provide a broad overview of the main currents and countercurrents shaping the process of economic globalization, with particular emphasis on their effects on workers, labor markets and labor movements.
189HC. Honors Contracts. (1)
Tutorial, three hours. Limited to students in College Honors and departmental honors programs. Designed as adjunct to upper division lecture course. Individual study with lecture course instructor to explore topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities. May be repeated for maximum of 4 units. Individual honors contract required. Honors content noted on transcript. Letter grading.
195. Community or Corporate Internship in Labor and Workplace Studies. (5)
Tutorial, three hours; internship, 10 hours. Enforced corequisite: course 160. Limited to juniors/seniors. Internship in supervised setting in community agency, labor union, or other organization concerned with work and employment issues. Placements to be arranged by instructor. Students meet on regular basis with instructor and provide periodic written reports on their experience. Individual contract with supervising faculty member required. P/NP grading.
199. Directed Research in Labor and Workplace Studies. (2 to 4)
Tutorial, one hour, scheduled meetings to be arranged between the student and faculty member. Individual contract with supervising faculty member required. Culminating paper or project required. P/NP or letter grading.
Other courses with labor and workplace content may be added through petition.
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