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Pluralism and Social Justice
DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE
2: JUSTICE
Thurgood Marshall College
University of California, San Diego
WINTER 1997
Instructors:
Michael Belknap, Department of History
Michael Schudson, Department of Communication
Winter quarter's segment, "Justice,"
is designed to introduce students to
basic features of American politics,
law, and society. Readings are drawn
from American history, with a strong
emphasis on original sources and especially
on Supreme Court opinions. DOC 1 introduced
academic and public arguments pertaining
to race, class, gender, ethnicity, and
sex. DOC 2 examines the political and
Constitutional history of these and
other publicly significant social differences.
Required Books:
- DOC 2 Reader with Student
Writer's Handbook
- Diana Hacker, A Writer's Reference
(will also be required in DOC 3)
Readings:
The lectures for each week focus on
one of five major topics introduced
in DOC 2: "Frameworks of Justice
in American Society," "Justice
in Traditional Society vs. Justice in
Liberal Society," "Justice
and Popular Rule," "Minorities
and Women," "Limits of State
Power." Prepare for the lectures
by completing the assigned readings
before each week's lectures and discussion
meetings. Supplemental readings may
be handed out in lecture or section.
Most of the readings in this course
consist of primary sources which students
need help interpreting. Completing a
summary of each Supreme Court case (DOC
handout is available) will help you
trace the changing interpretations of
race, class, gender, ethnicity, sex,
and other publicly significant social
differences in the U.S. over time.
OUTLINE OF LECTURES AND READINGS
WEEK ONE
I. Introduction: Frameworks
of Justice in American Society
Readings for the week:
(See DOC Reader's Table of Contents)
- "Lillian Gobitis vs. Minersville
School District" from Peter Irons,
The Courage of Their Convictions.
- Minersville School District,
Board of Education of Minersville
School District, et al. v. Gobitis,
et al.
- West Virginia Board of Education,
et al. v. Barnette, et al.
Lecture 1: Introduction to the
Course
Film: Billy Budd, 7 p.m. Peterson
Hall.
Lecture 2: Concepts Concerning
Justice
Lecture 3: The Role of the State
and the Limits to State Power
WEEK TWO
II. Justice in Traditional
Society vs. Justice in Liberal Society
Readings for the week:
- Michael Zuckerman, "The Social
Context of Democracy in Massachussetts"
- Declaration of Independence
- Rogers Smith, "The American
Creed" and "American Identity:
Limits of Liberal Citizenship in the
United States."
- The Federalist Papers, #10, #35,
#51, #52
PAPER ONE ASSIGNMENT DISTRIBUTED
IN SECTION
Lecture 4: Governing a Homogeneous
Society
Lecture 5: Justice Continued
Lecture 6: The Federalist Papers
WEEK THREE
III. Justice and Popular Rule:
Having a Say
Readings for the week:
- The Federalist Papers, #53, #55,
#78
- George Mason, Excerpt from "Speech
in Virginia Ratifying the Convention"
- Patrick Henry, "Speech in Virginia
Ratifying the Convention"
- "Address and Reasons of Dissent
of the Minority of the Convention
of Pennsylvania to their Constituents"
- "A Reader's Companion to the
Lincoln-Douglas Debates," and
"The Ottawa Debate"
- "Marshall Sounds Critical Note
on Bicentennial"
Lecture 7: The Federalist Papers
(continued)
Lecture 8: Slavery and Douglas'
Defense of Popular Sovereignty
WEEK FOUR
Readings for the week:
- Plessy v. Ferguson
Lecture 9: Wrap-up on Justice and
Popular Rule
IV. Minorities and Women: Having
a Fair Shake, Having a Fair Share
Lecture 10: Amendments 13, 14,
& 15, and Plessy v. Ferguson
Lecture 11: "Eyes on the Prize"
(first program)
WEEK FIVE
Readings for the week:
- Henry J. Abraham and Barbara A.
Perry, "The Double Standard'"
from Freedom and the Court: Civil
Liberties in the United States
- U.S. v. Carolene Products Co., footnote
4
- Korematsu v. United States (1942)
and "Personal Justice Denied"
PAPER ONE DUE IN MONDAY'S LECTURE.
PAPER TWO ASSIGNMENT DISTRIBUTED.
Lecture 12: "Eyes on the Prize"
Lecture 13: Carolene Products Footnote
4
Lecture 14: Korematsu v. United
States
WEEK SIX
Readings for the week:
- Brown, et al. v. Board of Education
of Topeka
- Regents of the University of California
v. Bakke
- Perspectives on Affirmative Action
- Stanley Fish, "Reverse Racism:
Or How the Pot Got to Call the Kettle
Black"
- Jeffrey Rosen, "Is Affirmative
Action Doomed?"
Lecture 15: Brown v. Board of Education
Lecture 16: Regents of the University
of California v. Bakke
Lecture 17: Current Controversy
Over Affirmative Action
WEEK SEVEN
Readings for the week:
- Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments
(Women's Declaration of Independence)
- Bradwell v. The State of Illinois
- Muller, Plaintiff in Error v. The
State of Oregon
- Ruth Milkman, "Women's History
and the Sears Case"
PAPER ONE RETURNED IN SECTION
Lecture 18: Gender Discrimination
I: Bradwell and Muller
Lecture 19: Gender Discrimination
II: Sears
WEEK EIGHT
Readings for the week:
- Craig, et al. v. Boren, Governor
of Oklahoma, et al.
PAPER TWO DUE IN SECTION
Lecture 20: Gender Discrimination
III: Craig v. Boren
Lecture 21: Wrap-up of this section
V. Limits of State Power: Privacy,
Liberty, Choice, and Religion
Lecture 22: Privacy: Background
Lecture
WEEK NINE
Readings for the week:
- Griswold, et al. v. Connecticut
- Roe v. Wade
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern
Pennsylvania, et al., Petitioners
v. Casey
- Romer v. Evans
Lecture 23: Griswold v. Connecticut
Lecture 24: Roe v. Wade and Its
Aftermath
Lecture 25: Sexual Preference: Romer
v. Evans
WEEK TEN
Readings for the week:
- Lee v. Weisman
- Mt. Soledad and Religious Freedom
Lecture 26: Religion and the Establishment
Clause: Commencement Prayer
Lecture 27: Religion and the Establishment
Clause (continued)
Lecture 28: Conclusion
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