Share, Explore, Engage, Discover (SEED) Mini-course

Only incoming MSW students enroll in this mini course. Mini-course Description: This course will introduce students to intersectionality, a key analytic framework for understanding how human beings are shaped and influenced by the interaction of multi-dimensional social identities (e.g. gender, class, sexuality, race/ethnicity, nationality, ability, age etc.). These identities exist and interact in the context of powerful interlocking societal structures such as laws, policies, political and religious institutions; health and social care systems, criminal justice systems and the media. These systems perpetuate oppression and privilege, resulting in systemic injustice that manifests on multiple levels and across time. Using seminal works to engage with the origins of intersectional theory and praxis, we will trace its evolution into an analytic tool for the critical analysis of social institutions, practices, and problems.