In this hybrid course students will examine activism through the lens of community. This course is part of the Community Engaged Learning Course curriculum in the Department of African & African American Studies and will introduce students to community-based organizing, volunteering, and activism. This course will focus on community-ties and how applied African American Studies can be harnessed as a liberatory practice in movements today. Class Organization: This course includes an in-person seminar held once a week and on-site community engagement with a community organization once a week. This is a Cardinal Course designated by the Haas Center for Public Service.
4-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit
In this hybrid course students will examine activism through the lens of community. This course is part of the Community Engaged Learning Course curriculum in the Department of African & African American Studies and will introduce students to community-based organizing, volunteering, and activism. This course will focus on community-ties and how applied African American Studies can be harnessed as a liberatory practice in movements today. Class Organization: This course includes an in-person seminar held once a week and on-site community engagement with a community organization once a week. This is a Cardinal Course designated by the Haas Center for Public Service.
Offered in Winter 2026 at Stanford University.