TEACHSOC: Re: seeking class activity on the 2000 Presidential election

[Del Thomas Ph. D.]

I am not one to shy away from conflict, however, an election given the title of the course might not be the best learning options. Why not look at the BIA and the Jack Abramoff dealings with the first nations groups.  Starting with the BIA "apology"   http://www.blackmesais.org/BIA_APOLOGY.html And the issues that followed.... given our concern about terrorism,  and occupied lands this topic could be a productive topic that would not have the easy partisan flash points that an election has.  Also,  little changed after the apology... such as it was.  Was the apology itself a deception?  Del Elizabeth Larsen wrote: Hi,   I am a new member of this list and this is my first posting.  I'm glad to join a community of sociology teachers!   I'm trying to come up with a class activity or workshop on the 2000 presidential election.  The students are reading Vincent Bugliosi's "None Dare Call it Treason" article from The Nation.  I don't want to lecture on it, especially since once they read the article, they'll basically know the story.  This is for my night class (2 1/2 hours), so I'm looking for something they can work actively on in groups for at least an hour, or more, preferably.  The course is called Deception and Betrayal, and we are covering this article as part of our government segment of the course ( we also look at individual and corporate deception and betrayal).   I'd appreciate any ideas you may have or guidance on where to look.   Best, Libby Larsen Elizabeth (Libby) Larsen, Ph.D. Visiting Lecturer University of Pittsburgh, Department of Sociology 2434 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412-648-7118 or 412-648-7580 Fax: 412-648-2799 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---