Curriculum

Youth Voices in El Movimiento

and the Struggle for Racial Justice along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountain West

Photo source: Library of Congress

  • Student attendance and participation in trips to historical sites, archives, and community locations.

  • Increase in number and value of contacts between partnering organizations.

  • Evidence of effective interviewing and evidence-gathering as measured by thoughtful answers to appropriate follow up questions, thought-provoking photography and image capture, and collection of material artifacts that offer insights into the events, period, and people in question.

  • Evidence that materials are selected from the overall corpus for inclusion in the History Colorado collection for public dissemination. Evidence of requests for public dissemination of materials.

  • Evidence of effective synthesis of primary and secondary sources into a contextually specific, coherent, and community-driven narrative.

  • Evidence of student participation in and reflection about travel experiences and interactions with the IRISE Community Scholar. Evidence of historical value for the community and region as determined by community partners.

Curriculum Outcomes

Featured Courses

  • Course Taught By: Dr. Elizabeth Escobedo

    Course ID:

    HIST 2703:2

    Meeting Times: Spring - Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00 - 3:50 PM

    Course Description: This course will explore the history of reproductive politics in the United States, focusing on the lived experiences of women of color and their communities, through the lens of reproductive justice. Throughout the course, students will also have the opportunity to engage in hands-on archival research and oral history work in order to document the history of the Latina reproductive justice movement in Colorado.

  • Course Taught By: Dr. Runchai Liu

    Course ID: MFJS 2270

    Meeting Times: Spring 2025 - Mondays and Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:50 PM

    Course Description: This course is a survey of U.S. women's history from the colonial period to the present. It examines the social, cultural, economic, and political developments shaping American women's public and private roles over several centuries, in addition to the ways in which women gave meaning to their everyday lives. Particular attention is paid to the variety of women's experiences, with an emphasis on the interplay of race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality.

    Prerequisites: No prerequisites.

  • Course Taught By: Dr. Esteban Gómez

    Course ID: ANTH 3030

    Meeting Times: Spring 2025 - Mondays and Wednesdays 2:00 - 3:50 PM

    Course Description: Digital Anthropology introduces students to computer technology used in anthropological research. Students study and then produce a number of digital products useful in the analysis and interpretation of museum collections, for archaeological mapping and research, and for the dissemination of anthropological knowledge online. This process covers the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for spatial analysis, three-dimensional imaging programs ranging in scale from broad landscape mapping to detailed digital artifact analysis. In addition, the use of geophysical methods for imaging what is below the surface allows students to produce images of what lies below the ground in archaeological contexts.

    Prerequisites: No prerequisites.

  • Course Taught By: Dr. Hava Gordon

    Course ID: SOCI 2719

    Meeting Times: Winter 2025 Check Schedule

    Course Description: The study of social movements is fundamentally the study of how and why groups collectively try to make social change. This course explores the following questions:

    How do movements mobilize people?

    Under what historical conditions are movements likely to emerge?

    What makes a movement successful? What are reasons for a movement’s decline?

    What kinds of strategies do different movements use to effect social change?

    How and why do movement participants construct collective identities?

    What is the relationship between movements and counter-movements?

    In order to explore these theoretical questions, we will examine some of the historic watersheds of social movements in the U.S. (including labor, civil rights, and feminist struggles), their more contemporary manifestations, and other important contemporary movements such as global justice movements, racial justice and LGBTQI* movements. This course is designated as a service-learning course, which means that students will be examining the links between past and present racial justice organizing in Denver through community engaged learning.

    Prerequisites: SOCI 1810: Understanding Social Life.

  • Course Taught By: Dr. Carlos Jimenez

    Course ID: MFJS 3506

    Meeting Times: Spring 2025 - Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 - 3:50 PM

    Course Description: Audio Documentary teaches the skills of podcasting and the techniques of nonfiction storytelling used in established public radio programs like This American Life, Serial, or Radiolab,  as well as podcasts like Nice White Parents, The Daily, and Revisionist History Podcast. The style of storytelling used in the public radio style podcasts is a combination of in-depth reporting and long-form storytelling. This course will prepare students to tell complex stories using a strong character-driven narrative.

    The course is organized like a newsroom and an experimental production space. It will have pitch meetings, where each participant will workshop their stories. Participants will learn to digitally record and edit audio. Storytelling will then become more complex as students learn to conduct research, interviews, and develop a script for radio.

    Prerequisites: No Prerequisites