Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rutgers University-Newark/Education and Social Change in the Black Diaspora (Fall 2023)

In this course, we will consider the broad meaning of education and the expansive scope of possibilities for social change that have emerged from the Black diasporic experience. We will challenge ourselves to look at education holistically and think of it as more than a unilateral transmission of information from one source to another, while asking questions such as:


 * How do educational institutions shape social identities and replicate oppression?
 * How has education changed -- and how does it continue to change -- social, cultural, and economic realities across the Black Diaspora?
 * In what ways can education directly affect improvements in the social, political, and economic conditions of Black folx?
 * How can we extend our understanding of where and how learning takes place so that we might identify and nurture alternative educational spaces better suited to a community’s needs?

Your final project will be an examination of a contemporary education and social change movement within the Black Diaspora. Your project will entail identifying the central problem(s) the movement is addressing, researching the context(s) and history in which the problem(s) surfaced, and analyzing the intervention(s) proposed to address said problem(s). Students are strongly encouraged to examine an activist or movement focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, or Mathematics (STEAM) outside of the United States.

Your project will take the form of a created or edited page on Wikipedia corresponding with your selected activist or movement. Each project must be thoroughly researched and incorporate what you have learned both in class and through your own investigations.