AMST377
Psychology of Oppression and Liberation
Subject code
AMST
Course Number
377
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
Y. Garrison
Course Long Title
Psychology of Oppression and Liberation
Cross Listed Courses
Description
This course examines how psychology continues to uphold the interests of those in power (e.g., ruling/owning class), thus reproducing systems of oppressions (e.g., white supremacy). The course also explores how psychology might be transformed in order to realize people’s liberatory potential. Topics include the ways that psychology has been dehumanized (as MartÃn-Baró says, psychology "erases the very real thing of life that make up what we are as human beings"); how to embed human experiences within the historical, sociopolitical, and economic context; and how to place psychology in the service of human liberation, especially for those who have hitherto been ignored or relegated to the margins of consideration. Recommended background: PSYC 261 or 262. Only open to juniors and seniors
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(Psychology: IDEA)
INDS Program Relationship
IDAM - AMST Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
-
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years, Exclude Sophomores