Democracy, A Work in Progress

Thomas P. Miller
Wednesdays 9 AM - 12 PM
October 23, 30, November 6, and 13, 2019
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Democracy, A Work in Progress

Fall 2019
In Session
Wednesdays
9 AM - 12 PM
October 23, 30, November 6, and 13, 2019

Location: 

Main Campus

Tuition: 

$150

This course is now sold out. Click here to join the course wait list.
If space opens up we will contact those on the wait list on a first come, first served basis.

This course examines Supreme Court decisions and related social movements as historical case studies in our evolving sense of our civil rights and duties. We will review how African Americans and women organized themselves to press for equality, and we will consider how gay, lesbian, and transgender Americans have taken to the streets and courts to make their case. Court decisions on rights are currently being used to argue against “reverse discrimination” and for the free speech rights of corporations. Amidst these controversies rising numbers of Americans are stepping up to defend their rights. We will consider such efforts against the Supreme Court decisions and social movements that have shaped their assumptions and strategies. Judy Brown, attorney and professor emerita at Northeastern University, will join in our conversations.

Registration Opens Online: Monday, August 12, 2019 at 8AM (AZ Time)

Required Reading: 

No textbook is required. All readings and class materials will be distributed to students electronically. 

Meet Your Professor

Professor
Department of English

THOMAS P. MILLER worked for 34 years at the University of Arizona before retiring in May 2022. During that time, he won two HSP teaching awards, national awards for my research, and university awards for mentoring and university leadership. He directed the Writing Program and helped found the graduate program in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English. He also served as vice provost for faculty affairs for a decade.

  • Ted and Shirley Taubeneck Superior Teaching Award

Location

Poetry Center
Dorothy Rubel Room
1508 E Helen
Tucson, AZ 85721
United States
Located on the SE corner of Helen Street and Vine Avenue, one block north of Speedway and three blocks west of Campbell Ave.

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