You might consider showing them the first 15 or 20 minutes of Crash. This is a powerful film that can help raise students consciousness about these issues. When I saw it, some people felt uncomfortable and left after 20 minutes or so.
Best, Martha E. Gimenez Department of Sociology Campus Box 327 University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, Colorado 80309 Voice: 303-492-7080 Fax: 303-492-8878 On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, > I am searching for ideas about how to open the first day of Race, > Ethnicity and Social Class with a bang. Something that will grab the > students (junior and senior soc majors) attention and get them excited. > Also, any activity ideas that foster discussion, partcularly if the > class is ethnically diverse (which I dont actually know will be the > case)would be greatly appreciated. Lastly, any RADICAL ideas to be > used throughout would also be helpful. Thanks in advance for the > assistance. > MT > > Margaret Taylor, M.S. > Clemson University > Department of Sociology > 130 G Brackett Hall > Clemson, SC 29634 >
