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GIA-5274: Comparative Social Movements

Description: This course will investigate the forms of public protest that occur all over the world, with special attention to activism in poor nations and to the recent emergence of transnational movements. Also examines why and when governments repress social movements. Explores movements that are grounded in collective identities based in class, race/ethnicity, gender, religion, and culture. Graduate standing.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: UAP-5274

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 11

Average GPA: 3.60 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.33%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Taylor Magfirah Dahlan201360.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.541
Wilma A Dunaway201480.6%19.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.835
Ariel I Ahram202448.8%51.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.395

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