Questions about the courses or the DSSC minor program? Contact Karen Brown at [email protected].
Fall 2023
DSSC 8111: Ways of Knowing
Credits: 3
Instructor: Dr. Richa Nagar, Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Course Schedule: Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Who takes this course? ICGC Scholars in their first year of the program should enroll in DSSC 8111. ICGC Scholars from earlier cohorts who have not yet taken Ways of Knowing due to scheduling conflicts should also enroll in this seminar.
DSSC 8211: Doctoral Research Workshop
Credits: 3
Instructor: Dr. Karen Brown, ICGC
Course Schedule: Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Who takes this course? ICGC Scholars in their third year, or in the year prior to their dissertation research year, should enroll in DSSC 8211 in Fall semester.
DSSC 8310: Topics in Development Studies and Social Change
Section 1: Agroecology and Social Change
Credits: 1
Instructor: Dr. Julie Grossman, Horticultural Sciences
Course Schedule: Thursdays, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 2nd half of semester
Who takes this class? ICGC Scholars in their second year of the program should enroll for a minimum of 2 credits of DSSC 8310. DSSC 8310 is a variable credit course, typically offered for one credit. Students are welcome to enroll in multiple sections of DSSC 8310, and must complete at least two credits.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the field of agroecology, which is often framed aspirationally as a synthesis of “science, practice, and movement”. Agroecology aims to directly engage
complex challenges in agricultural, food, and environmental systems by complementing scientific inquiry with work in practical and political domains. As such, agroecology is an effort to increase the agency of science in the face of grave and complex problems. As a rapidly growing field of practice, Agroecology has many nodes of activity wherever agriculture is practiced. This course will use readings, guest lectures, and inter- and trans-disciplinary dialogue to examine agroecology as science, practice, and movement, with a goal of better defining course participants' personal and collective identities.
Spring 2024
DSSC 8112: Scholarship and Public Responsibility
Credits: 1
Instructor: Dr. Ana Forcinito, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies
Course Schedule: Fridays, 10:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Who takes this course? ICGC Scholars in their first year of the program should enroll in DSSC 8112.
ICGC Scholars from earlier cohorts who have not yet taken DSSC 8112 due to scheduling conflicts should also enroll in this seminar.
DSSC 8310: Topics in Development Studies and Social Change
Section 1: Global Cinemas of Schooling
Credits: 1
Instructor: Dr. Roozbeh Shirazi Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development
Course Schedule: Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 2nd Half of Semester
Who takes this course? ICGC Scholars in their second year of the program should enroll for a minimum
of 2 credits of DSSC 8310. DSSC 8310 is a variable credit course, typically offered for one credit. Students are welcome to enroll in multiple sections of DSSC 8310, and must complete at least two credits.
Course Description
A recurring narrative about schooling around the world is that it prepares learners for future success and contributes to the betterment of society. Done “incorrectly,” however, schooling can also be seen as an institution where social inequalities and dominant ideologies are reproduced.