This course explores the power and potential of collective resistance by examining how communities have united to challenge oppression and advocate for justice. By drawing on principles of disability justice, Black feminism, transgender history, and immigration, students will gain an understanding of intersectional struggles and collective solidarities. Anchored by foundational texts such as the Combahee River Collective How We Get Free, Judith Butler's Uprising, and Jose Antonio Vargas’ My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant, the course delves into how marginalized communities have historically organized against oppressive systems. Additionally, works like Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera and Susan Stryker’s Transgender History will guide discussions on the complexities of identity and resistance. Through these readings, group explorations, creative projects, and an examination of mutual aid practices and transformative justice, students will critically engage with the tools and strategies that have been indispensable in the ongoing struggle for human rights and social justice.
- Instructor: Marcela Pardo Ariza