17.901
Political Science Internship and Research
17.902 - Political Science Internship and Research. Same description and requirements as 17.901 but students will receive the grade of P/D/F.
Charles Stewart , Tobie Weiner, Pablo Policzer
Fri Jan 12, 19, 26, 2, 11am-12:30pm, E25-117
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: U 6 units Standard A - F Grading
Independent research enabling students to do work in an agency, state, or local government, or other public organization. The academic component involves close contact between the student and a faculty advisor and written work. Work may be done during the summer.
Supplement your classroom learning with hands-on experience in settings where political activity, policy making and implementation actually occur. Placement possibilities include legislator's offices, legal service organizations, advocacy groups and organizations concerned with issues such as public health, the environment, the homeless and more.
The class will focus on how to find an internship and students will spend January calling organizations, interviewing and selecting a placement. Students will continue their internship (with or without credit) during Spring semester.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/17.901/www/home.html
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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17.903
Community Service: Experience and Reflection
Dan Kryder , Tobie Weiner, Michal BenJosef Hirsch
Wed Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 01-02:30pm, E56-270
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F
Seminar involves students in the community that exists beyond the labs and classrooms of the MIT campus. Through a combination of community service and academic study, students learn about political, economic, and social issues that confront residents in Boston and Cambridge. Students volunteer in a community service agency or private organization devoted to community needs and development. Students also responsible for directed readings, short writing assignments, and six seminar sessions. Subject can only be repeated for credit if area of community service is different.
If you've always wanted to volunteer in the Boston/Cambridge area but didn't know where to begin -- TAKE THIS CLASS. In this seminar students combine experiential learning with reading, writing and reflection on urban politics and policy. Tutor kids, teens or adults, cook dinner in a shelter, help design community programs for youth, be a mentor, volunteer with the elderly, work in a hospital, teach art or dance, work on the environment - do something to change the world (or at least a small piece of it.)
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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17.909
Reading Seminar in Social Science
Conversations You Can't Have on Campus: Discussions about Race, Gender, Ethnicity and Identity
Tobie Weiner
Thu Jan 11, Tue Jan 16, Thu Jan 18, Tue Jan 23, Thu Jan 25, 03-04:30pm, E56-249
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F
In these sessions students, faculty and staff will have a chance to discuss openly some of the more difficult issues surrounding race, ethnicity, gender and sexual identity. The purpose of this class is to create awareness and respect for peoples' differences and, more importantly, to have FUN exploring these differences. This seminar offers a safe place for people from different backgrounds and/or widely varying opinions to discuss, argue and explore some of the difficult issues they encounter at MIT and in life.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/conversations
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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17.914
Special Topics in Political Science
Behind the Lines: The Politics of Boundaries in the United States, the Past, Present, and (Borderless New Economy) Future
Daniel Kryder , Nathaniel Pearlman
Mon Jan 22, Tue Jan 23, 03-05:00pm, 1-136
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 15 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Standard A - F Grading
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
What all MIT students should know about how the US has been divided up and why it matters. Covers national and state boundary battles, city annexation wars, political gerrymandering, the little known history of zip codes, area codes and time zones. Students getting credit must complete readings and write a research paper.
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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17.916
Special Topics in Political Science
Experiencing Health Policy: A Week in Washington, DC
Dan Kryder , Tobie Weiner, Dyanne Phillippe
Tue Jan 16, Wed Jan 17, Fri Jan 19, 03-05:00pm, 1-273
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 11-Dec-2000
Limited to 20 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F
Fee: 100.00 for Travel and accommodation expenses in DC
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
During the fourth week of IAP, students will take a trip to Washington, DC to experience and learn about health policy first hand. They will visit health policy organizations or federal agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Institute of Medicine, and also attend a relevant Congressional hearing. Events will range from lecture format to informal discussions. Students will be required to attend three discussion sessions, complete relevant readings, and keep a journal.
Apply for an application via email (dyanne@mit.edu or salazar@mit.edu) by December 11. During the week of December 18, all applicants will be notified via email whether or not they are in the program.
Contact: Dyanne Phillippe, dyanne@mit.edu
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17.918
Special Topics in Political Science
Organizing for Social Change in the New Millenium
Daniel Kryder , Steven Millman
Mon, Wed, Jan 8, 10, 22, 24, 29, 31, 01-04:00pm, 66-148
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
This class will discuss both the enduring and changing tools for social change in the 21st century through readings, discussion, and field work. A presentation and a paper from group field work will be required, (e.g. having the group organize for something, analyze existing organizations, etc.) There is a possibility of receiving up to 6 units of credit by completing more work for the class.
Contact: Steve Millman, E53-446, x8-0692, millman@mit.edu
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17.919
Special Topics in Political Science
What the American Government Doesn't Want You to Know
Gabrielle Magro , Brice Smith
Mon-Thu, Jan 8-11, 16-18, 22-25, 29-1, 10am-12:00pm, 1-150
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
This class will cover the following four topics from a progressive view point:
- the history of the labor movement in US since 1900
- US foreign policy since World War II
- human factors (civil rights, women's rights, etc.)in the US
- the economic history of public funding of research and the privatization of its benefits
The class will be a series of lectures by local activists, students, and intellectuals as well as MIT professors including Noam Chomsky and Jonathan King. The course work includes reading primary and secondary sources as well as writing a paper due at the end of IAP.
Contact: Gabrielle Magro, x5-6443, gmagro@mit.edu
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17.920
Special Topics in Political Science
Martin Luther King Jr. Design Seminar
Tobie Weiner
Mon Jan 8, 03-05:00pm, E53-482, First meeting only
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 25 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 12 units Standard A - F Grading
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
Create and design an installation in Lobby 10 for MIT's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on Thursday, February 8, 2001. In lecture we'll discuss the themes surrounding all struggles for equality in order to create a design to connect people, in a figurative way, to such struggles. Students will work with faculty and staff in the MIT community as well as guest artists and lecturers from the Boston/Cambridge community to design the installation.
If you are interested in participating in this project but cannot commit to 12 units, get in touch with Tobie Weiner. We can offer credit for fewer units, and we also encourage people to join in this project as listeners.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/polisci/www/syllabi/17.920s.pdf
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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