SOC265
ACTIVISM PROTEST SOC'L MVMNTS
Other titles (4)
- SOC MOVEMENT:QUEST FOR JUSTICE
- Social Movements: Quest for Justice
- SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
- SOC MVTS:QUEST FOR JUSTICE
- Department
- Sociology
- Terms offered
- 12
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course examines the dynamics of activist and protest movements, including the conditions that give rise to them, the factors that shape their development, and the ways they affect culture, society, and politics. We begin by exploring why and how protest movements come into being and why they sometimes win and sometimes do not. We then move on to questions about individuals in protest movements: why they join, why they commit, why they engage in high-risk behaviors, and how involvement changes them. Next, we examine what movements look like from the inside-how they craft narratives and rhetoric, how they stimulate emotional appeals to participants and to the powerholders they wish to convince, and how they cultivate leaders and form organizations to pursue their goals. We conclude with in-depth explorations of topics of current interest.
Syllabi
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Offerings and forecast 2013–2023
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2015 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2013 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
Meeting times
Recent first- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM Jefferson Academic Center JF222 2011
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 2007
- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF222 2004
- Tue, Thu, 2:40 PM–3:55 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 2003
- Wed, 2:25 PM–5:25 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF222 2000
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Matthew A. Gregory | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 21896 |
| Fall 2022 | Matthew A. Gregory | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 21896 |
| Spring 2020 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 36339 |
| Spring 2019 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 30 enrolled | 36339 |
| Spring 2018 | Firuzeh Shokooh-Valle | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 30 enrolled | 36339 |
| Spring 2015 | Justin P. Stoll | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 35 enrolled | 34141 |
| Fall 2012 | Justin P. Stoll | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 35 enrolled | 22303 |
| Fall 2011 | Robert J. Ross | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 35 enrolled | 21305 |
| Spring 2007 | Robert J. Ross | Lecture | 1 | 26 of 30 enrolled | 35432 |
| Spring 2004 | Robert J. Ross | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 35 enrolled | 30857 |
| Spring 2003 | Robert J. Ross | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 35 enrolled | 37205 |
| Spring 2000 | Robert J. Ross | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 15 enrolled | 34351 |