Syllabus: LAND, RACE, POWER- Spring 2023

POL210-0/ENV302-A RACE, LAND, and POWER

Spring 2023

ProfessorMelissaHarris-Perry MayaAngelouPresidentialChair

DepartmentofPoliticsandInternationalAffairs

DepartmentofWomenandGenderStudies

PrograminEnvironmentandSustainability

Thiscourseexplorestheintersectionsofrace,ethnicity,gender,power,andlandownershipandland use WewillalsoaddressissuesofpoliticsinruralAmericaandtheproductionofAmericanfood Studentswillengageissuesofrace,gender,socialjustice,environmentalstewardship,farming,food productionandfoodservice Theclassensuresstudentsarefamiliarwiththeexistingliteratureand offersopportunitiestoapplycourseknowledgetorealworldissues.

Studentswillengagefoundationalandtransformationaltextsaddressingfoodandfarminginthe UnitedStates.Studentswillcriticallyengageawiderangeofscholarlytexts,professionalreports, medianarrativesandpopularculturetounderstandhowpoliticallyrelevantidentitiesofrace, ethnicity,andgendershapetheexperienceofAmericanagriculture.

Youmayfindit easiertofollowthecourseplanthroughthecourseCanvasSite.Thisversionofour syllabuscontainsthesameinformation.Thisisalotofinformation!Youdonotneedtomemorizeallof this.Youwillreceivereminders,nudges,andexplanationsandhavemanyopportunitiestoask questions.

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:

Studentswillbecomefamiliarwithbroadthemesandapproachestothestudyofagriculture,food,andsocial justice.Andwiththebroadthemesandapproachestotheseissuesinsocialscienceresearch.

Studentswilldevelopskillsofcriticalanalysisandscholarlyreflection.

Studentswillexploretopicsandideasintroducedinthecoursethroughindependentengagedlearningin localandcommunitybasedorganizations.

Studentswillgaincompetencywithprofessionalandscholarly analysis,speaking,andwriting.

COURSE OUTLINE

WEEK CLASSDATE TOPIC

Week1 January12

IntroductiontotheCourse

Week2 January19 LandandAmericanIdentities

Week3 January26

FirstPeoplesʼLand

Week4 February2 BlackLand

Week5 February9 BeingBlackOutside

Week6 February16

Week7 February23

Week8 March2

Week9 March9

Week10 March16

FILM-AsynchronousClass

LatinxFarmworkers

LatinxEnvironmentalisms

SPRINGBREAK

GUESTSPEAKER

Week11 March23 RaceandLandLaw

Week12 March30

Week13 April6

Week14 April13

Week15 April20

RaceandLandUse

FIELDTRIP/FLEXDATE

FoodJustice

FINALCLASS:DinneratProfessorMHP home

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ABOUTYOURPROFESSOR

MELISSAHARRIS-PERRY

MayaAngelouPresidentialChair

DepartmentofPoliticsandInternationalAffairs

Women, Gender,andSexualityStudies

FounderandPresident,AnnaJuliaCooperCenter

HostandManagingEditor,TheTakeaway

She,Her,Hers

EMAILPOLICY

ProfessorHarris-Perrytypicallyrespondstoallnecessaryand appropriateemailsdirectlyrelatedtocoursematterswithin3businessdays.ProfessorHarris-Perry doesnotrespondtounsolicitedstudentemailsfromFridayat3:00PMuntilMondayat12:00PMunless specificallydesignated.PleasebeawarethatProfessorHarris-Perrywillprovideregularupdatestothe syllabusandvariouscoursematerialsonCANVAS.

PROTIPSABOUTPROFMHP

● Howtoaddressme:ProfessorHarris-Perry,ProfessorMHP,ProfMHP,Profareallacceptable “Melissa”isnot.

● Igetalotofemail.Alot.Ifyoudon'tgetanimmediateresponse,donottakeitpersonally,Iam probablyjust“doingallthethings”andwillrespondassoonasIcan.

● Ifyougetstuckaboutsmallorbigissues,pleaseaskforhelp!

● Ilove/adore/writeabout Beyonce.Feelfreetoillustrateanycommunicationswithappropriate BeyonceGIFS.Forexample,thisishowIfeelaboutoursemesterbeginning!

CLASSMEETINGSCHEDULE

CLASSMEETINGS

● AsofJanuary8,2023 thisclassisscheduledtomeet in-person,face-to-faceformat.

● ClassmeetsonceaweekonThursdayaernoonfrom5:00-7:30PM.

● Allstudents areexpectedtoarrivepromptlyandtostayuntiltheendofclass.

● SomesessionsofthisclasswillmeetviaZoom.Thesearenotedonthesyllabus.

● Ifitisnecessarytoshitoremotelearningasaresultofpolicychangesbytheuniversityorasa resultofillnessorotherunexpectedchallenges,yourprofessorwillclearlycommunicateall changesincoursescheduleandexpectations.

● Thiscoursemeetsonlyonceaweek.Attendanceiscrucial.MissingmorethanTHREE(3) unexcusedclassesduringthesemesterwillresultina⅓gradereductionfromthefinal gradeforthecourse

PROTIPSFORATTENDINGCLASSMEETINGS

● Dothereadingandbeprepared.

● Askquestions.

● Feelfreetodisagree,raiseconcerns,andofferalternateperspectives

● Remember:yourownexperienceisaGREATplacetogeneratehypotheses,buta lousyplacetotestthem Evidencebasedanalysisiskeyforproductivediscussions

● Makeuseoftheweeklyofficehourswheneveryouhavequestionsthatcannotbe readilyaddressedduringclassorviaemail

HealthandWellbeing

Wecontinuetolivewiththelongtermconsequencesofamultiyearglobalpandemic No assignment,meeting,discussion,oranyotheraspectofthisclassismoreimportantthan ourindividualandcollectivephysical,mental,andemotionalhealth.

Pleaseprioritizeyourhealthandthehealthofothers.Ifanyassignments,meetingsor expectationsofclassarelikelytonegativelyimpactyourhealthpleasediscussalternatives withProfMHP.

PROTIPSforHEALTHandWELLBEING

● Drinkmorewaterthanyouthinkyouneed.

● Whenpossible,takeanap.

● Itʼsalongclass!Wewilltakeashortbreakineachclass,butalwaysfeelfreeto stand up,leaveclassbriefly,orusethe restroom Justbeconsiderateofothers andwork toensureyoudonotdistracttheoveralllearningenvironment

● Doyouneedabitmoresupport?TheCounselingCenterisagreatplacetostart

● Alwaysfeelfreetomakeanofficehoursappointmentifyoufallbehindorjustwant todiscussideasorconcernsrelatedtoclass

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CLASSPOLICIES

LateAssignmentPolicy

AllstudentshaveONEFREEPASS tobeusedonanyassignmentsexceptthefinalpaper. ThismeansanyONEassignmentcanbeturnedinupto48hourslatewithnoquestions askedandnonegativeconsequencesforthegrade.AertheFREEPASSis used,any assignmentsubmittedlatewillbesubjecttothelateassignmentpolicy.

Assignmentssubmittedlatewilllose1/3lettergradeforanylatesubmissionwithinthefirst 48hours Eachadditional24hoursresultsinanother1/3lettergradereduction Exceptions tothispolicywillonlybemadeforemergenciesorhealthchallengesthataredocumented byaphysician,universityadministrator,orotherreasonablesource.

Ifanystudentorstudentʼsfamilymembersbecomeillduringthesemester, thelate assignmentpolicywillbeadjustedappropriatelytoaccommodateconcerns.

AttendancePolicies

Missingmorethanthree(3)unexcusedclasssessionsduringthesemesterwillresultin1/3 lettergradereductionfromthefinalgradeofthecourse.However,studentscanbeexcused foravarietyofvalidconcerns.

AcademicIntegrity

Plagiarismisaseriousviolationofethicalconductandacademicintegrity.Plagiarismneednotbe intentional.Allcasesofplagiarism–thetheofwords,ideas,sources,andconclusionswhether fromwritten,audio,oral,ordigitalmaterials–isunacceptable.

Atthesametime,learningandcompletingassignmentsonlinecanmakeitdifficulttodiscern preciselyhowtoensureyouruseofsources,information,images,andideasisappropriate.Please seetheCanvassiteforaprimeraboutAcademicIntegrityandpropercitationpracticesonline.Andif youarestuckorconfused,ask!

ExpectationsforClassroomConduct

Wewilleachdoourverybesttobepresent,prepared,andengaged

Weacknowledgethatracism,sexism,heterosexism,classism,ableism,andotherformsof interpersonalandinstitutionalizedformsofinequalityexistinsociety.Thisdoesnotmeanweall agreeonthecauses,consequences,orsolutionsfortheseformsofinequality.Itdoesmeanwe agreetodoourbesttobetterunderstandthem,refrainfromrepeatingmisinformation,andrefrain frompersonalattack.

Nostudentisexpectedtohavealltheanswers.Mistakesandquestionsarewelcomedinthespiritof cooperativelearning.

Wewillworktocreateanatmospherewhere:

Wekeepanopenmindandlisten; Everyoneisvaluedandrespected; Everyonecanworkandlearn;

Everyoneengagesinthethoughtfulpresentationofideas,sharesthefloor,andcancriticallyassess eachotherʼsideas;

Noindividualisridiculedordemeanedforsharingpersonalexperiencesandideas;Personal experiencessharedinthecontextoftheclassroomremainconfidentialunlessotherwiseagreed; Noindividualisexpectedtobearepresentativespokespersonforagivengroupofpeople,given thereisintra-groupdiversityofskills,beliefs,attitudesandbehaviors

DisabilityandAccommodations

Studentswithdisabilitiesrequiringaccommodationsshouldcontact theCenterfor Learning,Access,andStudentSuccessnolaterthanthestartofthesemester,toensure appropriateaccommodationsareavailable.

TutoringandWritingAssistance

WakeForestofferstrainedpeertutorsandeffectivewritingandassignmentassistancethroughThe WritingCenter@WakeForestUniversity.Thisisagreatresourceifyouneedassistancewithcourse assignments.

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REQUIRED BOOKS AND ARTICLES

MostassignedreadingsareavailablethroughlinksonourCanvassite

Youwillneedtohavethefollowingtexts.Youarewelcometohavethesetextsinhardcopyorinadigital/ kindle/ebook.

Rothstein,Richard TheColorofLaw:aForgottenHistoryofHowOurGovernmentSegregated America.NewYork: W.W.Norton&Company,2017.

ASSIGNMENTS and GRADE SCALE

Studentsearnpointsforvariousassignmentsandactivitiesthroughoutthesemester Pointstranslate intothefollowinggradingscale NOTE:ProfMHPreservestherighttomakechangesto pointallocationsandscalewithreasonablenotice

OBJECTLESSON:.(15%)Onceduringthesemester,eachstudentwillpresentafooditem, agriculturaltool,orsomeotherobjectthattellsastoryconnectedtocoursethemes.Students willwriteabrief(1-2page)summaryandpresentittotheclassduringthediscussionperiod. Thinkofthisascollegiate“show-and-tell.” Eachstudentwill:

● bringtheitemtoclass,

● describethereasonsyouchosethisitem,

● offeracontext:culturalmeanings,politicaleconomicorsocio-naturalrelationshipsit represents,thecommoditychainbehinditsproductionandexchange,etc. Havefunwiththisandmakeitinteresting.Allstudentswillsignupforthedateoftheir presentationduringweek1.

READINGRESPONSES:(15%perresponse-total45%)Formostweeksofthesemesterthere isabriefwritingassignmentinresponsetotheassignedreadingsfortheweek.Allstudents willcompleteandsubmitTHREE(3)oftheseassignments.Thereadingresponse assignmentsaredueonthedayofclassby4:30PM

MIDTERMMEDIARESPONSE(15%)EachstudentwillcompleteaMidtermMediaResponse (3-5pages).Thisbriefresponsewilllinkarecentprint,broadcast,ordigitalnewsitemtothe dataandtheoriesaddressedinthefirsthalfofthesemester. Fulldescriptionisavailableon Canvas.

FINALPOLICYPAPER:(25%)

Eachstudentwillwritea finalpaperfocusedonassessinga publicpolicyaddressinglanduse(ruralorurban)andracialjustice.Afulldescriptionand rubricisavailableontheCanvassite.

EXTRACREDIT:ProfessorHarris-Perrywillmakeavarietyofexperiencesavailablefor studentstoengage issuesandideasraisedthroughoutthecourse.Studentswillsubmitbrief reflections inresponsetotheseexperiences.

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WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION - JAN 12

BEFORECLASS:

LogintotheCanvas. Lookaroundtofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeupcomingcontent,expectations, andtools.

Noassignedreadingsorresponseassignmentforthefirstclass.Bepreparedtotalkaboutlandand yourownexperienceswithandinterestinland.

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ASSIGNMENT

SignupforaweektopresentanObjectLessontotheclass.

Photo Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

WEEK 2: LAND and AMERICAN IDENTITIES January 19

BEFORECLASS

READ BenMinteerandStephenJPyne.RestoringtheNarrativeofAmerican EnvironmentalismRestorationEcology.27September2012

READMiller(2003),“IntheSweatofOurBrow:CitizenshipinAmericanDomesticPractice DuringWWIIVictoryGardens”

READGabler,Earl.SchoolGardensforVictory.TheClearingHouse,Vol.16,No.8(Apr.,1942), pp.469-472

READCenterforSocialInclusion,RegainingGround:CultivatingCommunityAssetsand PreservingBlackLand.2011

READDobson,Darren.2013,“ManifestDestinyandtheEnvironmentalimpactsofWestward Expansion.”TheFlindersJournalofHistoryandPolitics.Vol.29:41-69

READJessGilbert SpencerWoodandGwenSharp WhoOwnstheLand?AgriculturalLand OwnershipbyRace/Ethnicity.2002

READandLISTEN “PaulHarvey,SoGodMadeaFarmer“

EXPLOREWEBSITE:Openlands

RESPONSEASSIGNMENTWEEK2

AllstudentsmustcompleteTHREE(3)readingresponseassignmentsduringthesemester.

PROMPT

WriteyourownversionofPaulHarveyʼs“SoGodMadeaFarmer.”Besuretoincludeatleast someinsightsgleanedfromtheUSDAreportsanddata.Besuretomaintainapoetic/narrative tonelikeHarveyandalsotoconveyyourperspective/standpoint.Upto500words.Length willvaryduetothecreativenatureoftheassignment

WEEK 3: FIRST PEOPLE’S LAND January 26

BEFORECLASS

READVoyles,TraciBrynne.2015.Wastelanding:LegaciesofUraniumMininginNavajoCountry. Minnesota:UniversityofMinnesotaPress.Introduction:SacrificialLands.

READKanaʻiaupuni,S.M.andN.Malone.2006Thislandismyland:TheroleofplaceinNative Hawaiianidentity.InRace,ethnicityandplaceinachangingAmerica,ed.J.FrazierandE. Tetty-Fio,291–305.NewYork:GlobalPress.

READVillazor,RoseCuison.“BloodQuantumLandLawsandtheRaceversusPoliticalIdentity Dilemma.”CaliforniaLawReview96,no.3(2008):801–37.

READLaDuke,Winona.2017.“InaTimeofSacredPlaces”Chapter6 InTheWileyBlackwell CompaniontoReligionandEcology,editedbyJohnHart,.NewYork;UK:JohnWiley&Sons, Inc.

READNativeAmericanLandReturnMovementfromtheBillLaneCenterontheAmericanWest atStanford.

LISTEN

Season1Episode1(24min)

Season1Episode4(31min)

Season1Episode5(30min)

ofTHISLANDpodcastfromCrookedMedia

NOTE:PleasefeelfreetolistentoALLepisodes!

RESPONSEASSIGNMENTWEEK3

AllstudentsmustcompleteTHREE(3)readingresponseassignmentsduringthesemester.

PROMPT

VisitthewebsiteoftheDepartmentoftheInterior.LearnabouttheLandBuy-BackProgram byexploringavailablereports,newsreleases,andothermaterials. Writea2-3pagereport summarizingtheprograminitiative,explainingitscurrentstatus,andsettingitwithinthe contextoftheassignedmaterialsforthisweek.

WEEK 4: BLACK AMERICAN LAND FEBRUARY 2

BEFORECLASS

READ Daniel,Pete.Dispossession:Discrimination.AgainstAfricanAmericanFarmersintheAge ofCivilRights.UNCPress:2013.Chapter1IntendedConsequences

READWhite,MonicaM..2019.FreedomFarmers:AgriculturalResistanceandtheBlack FreedomMovement.ChapelHill:UniversityofNorthCarolinaPress.PART1:Land,Food, Freedom

READPifgordCaseSummary.CongressionalResearchService

READJohnJ.Green,EleanorM.Green,andAnnaM.KleinerFromthePasttothePresent AgriculturalDevelopmentandBlackFarmersintheAmericanSouth.Chapter3ofCultivating FoodJustice:Race,Class,andSustainability.AlisonHopeAlkonandJulianAgyeman(editors) MITPress2011

EXPLOREthewebsiteoftheLandLossPreventionProject.

WATCH SoulFireFarmLiberationonLandVideoSeries-SoilHealth//SaluddelSuelo (About 10min)

LISTENFarmingWhileBlack,SowingtheSeedsofRacialDiscriminationinFarming.The Takeaway.March2022(about15min)

LISTENBlackFreedomFarmers:LandasSitesofResistance.TheTakeaway.July2022.(about 20min)

RESPONSEASSIGNMENTWEEK4

AllstudentsmustcompleteTHREE(3)readingresponseassignmentsduringthesemester.

PROMPT

WATCHEpisode9:AtiyaWells,BackyardBaseCamp–Farminginrelationshipwithnaturefrom theAskaSistaFarmerseries Writea2-3pagesummaryandanalysis oftheonlineevent

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WEEK 5: BEING BLACK OUTDOORS FEBRUARY 9

BEFORECLASS

READCarolynFinney.2014.BlackFaces,WhiteSpaces:ReimaginingtheRelationshipofAfrican AmericanstotheGreatOutdoors.ChapelHill,NC:TheUniversityofNorthCarolinaPress.

Chapter4:BlackFaces

Chapter5:ItʼsNotEasyBeingGreen

READJamesMills.2014.TheAdventureGap:ChangingtheFaceoftheOutdoors. Chapter2:Diversityinthe Mountains.

WATCHAmericaOutdoorswithBaratundeThurston

Episode5:Tidewater:Homecoming(aboutonehour)

Episode6:Minnesota:ABetterWorld (aboutonehour)

LISTEN:ECOCHICPODCAST,Episode111“IntersectionalEnvironmentalism;HowRaceandCulture

ImpactYourIdentityasanEnvironmentalist|LeahThomas,GreenGirlLeah” (Approx30min)

RESPONSEASSIGNMENTWEEK5

AllstudentsmustcompleteTHREE(3)readingresponseassignmentsduringthesemester.

PROMPT

Writea2-3pagepersonalessaytellingofanexperienceyouhadwhilebeingintentionally outdoors(forexample,hiking,camping,birdwatching,fishing,hunting,etc,notsimply headingfromoneclasstoanother)Asyoutellthestoryreflectonhowyouridentity(race, gender,disability,age,etc)influencedhowyourexperiencedthisoutdoorexperience.

WEEK 6: HARVEST FILMS -FEBRUARY 16

WATCH

HarvestofShame,1960broadcastonCBSbyjournalistEdwardR.Murrow.(Aboutonehour)

AND HarvestofDignity,50yearsaerMurrowFilm.FocusedonNCfarmworkers(aboutonehour)

NO CLASS MEETING

This assignment is not optional.

MIDTERM FILM RESPONSE:

SUMMARIZE the film very briefly and offer your personal response and reactions to it (This portion should not exceed 1.5 pages)

ANALYZE the film(s) in the context of the data and theories and reading assignments we have discussed during the first 6 weeks of the semester. What key themes, ideas, or issues resonate across the film(s) and the various items/issues/theories we have read and discussed

WEEK 7: FARMWORKERS FEBRUARY 23

BEFORECLASS

WATCH DelanoManongs:ThestoryoftheForgottenFilipinoFarmworkers(about30min)

READFindingsfromtheNationalAgriculturalWorkersSurvey(NAWS)2015-2016:A DemographicandEmploymentProfileofUnitedStatesFarmworkers

READZelcer,Sara.EngagingFarmworkersinEnforcementofEnvironmentalPolicy:TheCase foraNewCooperativeVisa.VermontJournalofEnvironmentalLaw,Vol.16,No.3(Spring 2015),pp.542-571

*Mullinix,Kent,LeonardoGarcia,AlexandraLewis-LorentzandJoanQazi.LatinoViewsof Agriculture,CareersandEducation:DispellingtheMyths.NACTAJournal,Vol.50,No.2(June 2006),pp.2-11

Carrasquillo,Nelson.RaceandEthnicityfromthePointofViewofFarmWorkersintheFood SystemRace/Ethnicity:MultidisciplinaryGlobalContext Vol 5,No 1,FoodJustice(Autumn 2011),pp.121-131

Minkoff-Zern,Laura-AnneandChristyGetz.Farmworkers TheBasisandBottomoftheFood Chain.Race,Poverty&theEnvironment,Vol.18,No.1(2011),pp.17-19

Brown,SandyandChristyGertz.FarmworkerFoodInsecurityandtheProductionofHungerin California.Chapter6inCultivatingFoodJustice:Race,Class,andSustainability.Editedby AlisonHopeAlkonandJuliaAgyeman.

RESPONSEASSIGNMENTWEEK7

AllstudentsmustcompleteTHREE(3)readingresponseassignmentsduringthesemester.

PROMPT

VisitthewebsiteofUnitedFarmworkers.Identifyonekeypolicyproposalsupported(or opposed)byUFW.Writea2pagepolicybrief.Writea2-3pagepolicybrief.Formatforpolicy briefavailableonCanvas.

WEEK 8: LATINX ENVIRONMENTALISMS MARCH 2

BEFORECLASS

READLatinxEnvironmentalisms:Place,JusticeandtheDeColonial. EditedbySarahD.Wald, DavidJ.Vázquez,PriscillaSolisYbarra,andSarahJaquetteRay.TempleUniversityPress. 2022.

Chapter2,GreenwashingtheWhiteSavior:CancerClusters,Supercrips, andMcFarland,USA|JulieAvrilMinich

Chapter3TheNationalParkFoundationʼs“AmericanLatinoExpedition”:Consumer CitizenshipasPathwaytoMulticulturalNational Belonging|SarahD.Wald

Chapter9“WeCarryOurEnvironmentswithinOurselves”:AnInterview withHelenaMaríaViramontes|DavidJ.Vázquez,SarahD.Wald, andPaulaM.L.Moya164

Chapter16 “TheBodyKnowsandtheLandHasMemory”:AnInterview withCherríeMoraga|PriscillaSolisYbarra

LISTENLatinxEnvironmentalismsfromAbuelasinAccionPodcast. Thereisnouniquereadingresponsepromptfor thisweek.RemembertheMidtermFilm responsefromourasynchronousclasssessionisdue.

WEEK 9 SPRING BREAK- MARCH 9

WEEK 10: GUEST SPEAKER

We will have a guest speaker this week. Our readings will be connected to the professional work of our speaker

The speaker and all readings will be announced in early February Watch Canvas announcements for more information. This module will be updated when all details are finalized.

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WEEK 11: RACE AND LAND LAW- MARCH 23

BEFORECLASS

READ Rothstein,Richard.TheColorofLaw:aForgottenHistoryofHowOurGovernment SegregatedAmerica.NewYork.W.W.Norton&Company,2017

(NOTE:Thisisabookyoumustbuyorborrow.ItisonreserveatZSR)

RESPONSEASSIGNMENTWEEK11

AllstudentsmustcompleteTHREE(3)readingresponseassignmentsduringthesemester. PROMPT

WhatdoyouknowaboutWinston-Salemandthehistoryofracializedzoningandhousing policiesinthiscity? Doalittleresearchandwritea2-3pagesummaryandanalysisofhow Winston-Salemhasbeenshapedbyracializedlandlaw.

Herearejustafewlinkstogetyoustarted.Feelfreetouseothersources.Citeallsourcesyou useinthepaper.

1912WinstonSalemSegregationOrdinanceEnacted

Highway52dividesWinston-SalemʼsBlackcommunity

TimelineofResidentialSegregationinWinstonSalem

NorthCarolinaEncyclopediaonResidentialSegregation

WEEK 12: RACE AND LAND USE- MARCH 30

BEFORECLASS

READPassidomo,Catarina.“WhoseRightto(farm)theCity?RaceandFoodJusticeActivismin Post-KatrinaNewOrleans.”AgricultureandHumanvalues31,no.3(2014):385–396.

READ Treeequity.ChicagoTribune.

READEstes,Nick.2019. OurHistoryIstheFutureStandingRockVersustheDakotaAccess Pipeline,andtheLongTraditionofIndigenousResistance.Verso. ChapterOne(Origins) ChapterTwo(Siege)

READBullard,Robert."Race,Class,andthePoliticsofPlace."Chapter2inDumpinginDixie: Race,Class,andEnvironmentalQuality.Boulder:WestviewPress,1990.

READU.S.CommissiononCivilRights.NotinMyBackyard:ExecutiveOrder12,898andTitleVI asToolsforAchievingEnvironmentalJustice.2003,pp.13-28.

LISTEN:LatinoUSA.2014.EnvironmentalRacisminSanDiego.

LISTEN:TheShadyBusinessBehindTreeEquity.FromTheTakeaway.(About10min)

RESPONSEASSIGNMENTWEEK12

AllstudentsmustcompleteTHREE(3)readingresponseassignmentsduringthesemester

PROMPT

Watch.FENCELINE:ACompanyTownDivided (aboutonehour)

Fenceline:ACompanyTownDivided.DirectedbyGrunberg,Slawomir.FilmakersLibrary,2003. FencelinefollowsthestruggleofanAfrican-AmericanneighborhoodknownastheDiamond CommunitytoberelocatedbecauseofthepollutionfromtheRoyalDutch/ShellOilCompany.

REMOTEACCESSforWFUstudentsthroughZSRLibrary.

Writean800-1000summaryandanalysisofthefilm,connectingittoissuesraisedinthe assignedmaterialsforthisweek.

WEEK 13: FIELD TRIP/ FLEX DATE -APRIL 6

Asaclasswewilltakea“FieldTrip”duringthemonthofApril. Thefinaldetailsofthisevent arebeingfinalizedandwillbeannouncedinFebruary.

Becausewemeetintheevenings,thistripmayoccuratatimedifferentfromournormal classmeetingschedule.Forexamplewemaygoearlierinthedayonaweekend.

Ifthefieldtripisscheduledoutsideofregularclassmeetingtime,thisistheflexdate sessionthatwillbecanceledsothatwearenotexpectedtomeetmoretotalhoursthan scheduledforthesemester.

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WEEK 14: FOOD JUSTICE -APRIL 13

BEFORECLASS

Gottlieb,RobertandAnupamaJoshi.FoodJustice.MITPress:2010

Introduction,AnUnjustFoodSystem

Chapter1,GrowingandProducingFood

Chapter2,AccessingFood

Chapter3,ConsumingFood

Chapter4,FoodPolitics

Chapter6,GrowingJustice

Chapter9,ANewFoodPolitics

RESPONSEASSIGNMENTWEEK14

AllstudentsmustcompleteTHREE(3)readingresponseassignmentsduringthesemester.

PROMPT

Visitthefederalgovernmentsummaryofthecurrent“FarmBill.”

Chooseone(1)provisionofthebill.Summarizetheprovisionbrieflyandofferanopinionasto whetherthisprovisionenhancesorharmsjustice.Tocompletetheassessmentyouwillneed toprovideabrief,workingdefinitionof“justice.”

Guideto2018FarmBill

FARMBILL101Whatyouneedtoknow

Whatwillthe2023FarmBillBring?