Civil Rights in the Trump Era Teach-Out
Description
What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?
The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?
Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?
Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?
A Teach-Out is:
-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time
-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world
-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals
-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people
The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.
Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!
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Rating
based on 18 reviews
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Subject
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Language
English
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Duration
2 weeks
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Status
Completed
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U-M Credit Eligible
No
Instructor
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Margo Schlanger
Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law
School of Law
Reviews
June 13, 2018
Fantastic course. It gave me plenty to think about, even from my context of living in Christchurch, New Zealand.
June 4, 2018
Interesting and insightful
May 28, 2018
Fascinating way to learn about what is happening today, and be proactive defending our Civil Rights
May 28, 2018
I am deeply offended by the biased content of the Teach-out, and especially by the overt use of the platform for education and which covertly presses a political view and political action. Parts of the Discussion Forum resembles a free-for-all in ad hominin attacks. The content of the course is politically charged, as can be seen from the title of the course. Because the course is so divisive and bias, I have asked Coursea to remove it from their platform, views presented in this course should be provided in liberal forums and not used to inflame the audience.
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