SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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I. Historical Contexts | ||
1 | Introductions | |
2 | What is Trafficking? What's in a Name? | |
3 | Slavery & Abolitionism Past and Present | Weekly Memo due |
II. Chains, Borders, & Boundaries | ||
4 | Capitalism & Labor: Fast Fashion & Skyscrapers | Weekly Memo due |
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Capitalism & Labor: Shrimp, Beef, & Strawberries In class readings of the Gloria Anzaldúa poems "Sus Plumas El Viento" and "A Sea of Cabbages." Available inAnzaldúa, Gloria. Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza. 4th ed. Aunt Lute Books, 2012. ISBN: 9781879960855.
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6 | Migration & Border Crossings | Weekly Memo due |
7 |
Policing the Borders I In class readings of the Gloria Anzaldúa poems "El sonavabitche" and "Corner of 50th St. and Fifth Av." Available inAnzaldúa, Gloria. Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza. 4th ed. Aunt Lute Books, 2012. ISBN: 9781879960855.
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8 | Policing the Borders II | Weekly Memo due |
9 | War and Conflict Zones | Weekly Memo due |
III. Bodies | ||
10 | Organ Trafficking | |
11 | Reproductive Labor | Weekly Memo due |
IV. Sex, Work, & Power | ||
12 | Sex, Chains, & High Heels: Anti-trafficking Campaigns | |
13 | Saviors | Weekly Memo due |
14 | Preparation for In-Class Debate | |
15 | In-Class Debate: Sex, Work, Power (PDF) | |
16 | De/Criminalization: Race, Sex, and Class | |
17 | Technology and Trafficking |
Term Paper Outline and Bibliography due Weekly Memo due |
18 |
'Dealing in Desire' & Doing Research on Sex Work Guest discussion with Professor Kimberly Kay Hoang, Boston College | Weekly Memo due |
V. Children | ||
19 | Strong Beautiful Bodies: Athletes, Models | |
20 | Children Online | Weekly Memo due |
21 |
Written Reflections Screening: Lilet Never Happened. Directed by Jacco Groen. Color, 105 min. 2012. | |
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Screening cont'd: Lilet Never Happened. Directed by Jacco Groen. Color, 105 min. 2012. Closing Discussion |
Term Paper due Weekly Memo due |
23 | Group Presentations | |
24 | Group Presentations (cont.) |