TY - JOUR AU - Williams, Matthew PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Social Justice in a Global Context JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/social-justice-in-a-global-context SP - AB - Course DescriptionThis class is structured around a teaching game, the Global Justice Game, developed (with some help from me and others) by Bill Gamson, a professor emeritus here at BC. (All materials necessary to play the game are available at the Global Justice Game website, http://www.globaljusticegame.mrap.info/) Although playing it should be fun, it should also be a meaningful learning experience--the game is structured to simulate various real-world social dynamics to help you better understand them. Specifically, the game deals with economic globalization and the global justice movement (often--and somewhat incorrectly--known as the anti-globalization movement). In addition to helping you understand the forces of globalization, this game should also help you understand some bigger sociological concepts. The game and class come from what is known in sociology as a "critical" perspective--that is, one that believes sociologists should focus on questions connected to social justice and support movements working for social justice. Thus the game is designed not only to help students learn about the sociology of globalization, but to help activists learn to think strategically. Students of any political persuasion are welcome to take the class--and to challenge me--but you should be aware of this basic political orientation when you decide if this class is one you will enjoy. ER -