To increase students’

a) abilities to think geographically;

b) understanding of urban geography; 

c) abilities to interpret information about how cities influence the rest of the
   world;

d) understanding of the roots of growing inequalities within cities;

e) learning about how class readings and discussion relates to Athens through engaged
   service learning.
 

This course meets the following General Education Abilities by accomplishing the
specific learning objectives listed below:

Communicate effectively through writing.  This is met by a series of writing 
assignments associated with supplemental reading and data analysis.
 
Communicate effectively through speech.  This is met by oral presentations, 
discussion leading, and classroom participation.

Computer Literacy is addressed through course administration, student-faculty 
electronic interaction, and data analysis activities and assignments.

Critical Thinking is central to the learning objectives of this class, and is 
developed through homework assignments, lecture, classroom discussion, and inquiry-
based learning efforts.

Moral Reasoning (Ethics) is an important element of this course, as it explores 
linkages among urban systems, economic development, lifestyles, and globalizing 
forces.  Moral reasoning is developed through lectures, writing assignments, 
classroom discussion, and inquiry-based learning activities.

Course Introduction
***THEORETICAL IN-ROADS***
Missing Geography: Social Movements on the head of a Pin—Miller and Martin
Social Movements as Politics—Tilly
Free Spaces: “The People Shall Rule”—Evans and Boyte
- City and Justice: Social Movements in the City—Harvey
Rules for Radicals: Chaps 1 & 2—Alinsky 
Rules for Radicals: Chaps 3,4,5—Alinsky
Rules for Radicals: Chaps 6 & 7—Alinsky
--THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE--
Poor People’s Movements: Chap 1—Piven and Cloward
Poor People’s Movements: Chap 2—Piven and Cloward
Poor People’s Movements: Chap 3—Piven and Cloward
Poor People’s Movements: Chap 4—Piven and Cloward
Poor People’s Movements: Chap 5—Piven and Cloward
Race and Political Activism—Pulido
Direct Action Protest in Georgia’s Cities, 1960-1965—Tuck
Neighborhood Protest and the Voices of the Black Working Poor—Grady-Willis 
Grassroots Warriors: Activist Mothering…Chap 5—Naples
Grassroots Warriors: Activist Mothering…Chap 6—Naples
Radical Politics Out of Place? The Curious case of ACT UP—Brown
Performing Inoperative Community—Rose
The Pesticide Campaign of the UFW Organizing Committee: 57-90—Pulido
The Pesticide Campaign of the UFW Organizing Committee: 90-124—Pulido