Allyship and Accountable Collaboration (ASLD 1230)
This course builds on the introductory concepts from the ASLD 1130 Social Justice Perspectives course. With a focus on positionality and privilege, students will analyze internalized, societal and systemic oppression affecting the Deaf, Hard of hearing, and Deaf-Blind (DHOHDB) community. Students will deepen their understanding of how allyship may be lived out in different contexts.
Course code: ASLD 1230
Credits: 3.0
Tuition: $0
Length: 45.0 hours
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Prerequisites
ASLD 1130.
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- 1. Culture and Socialization
a. Definition and processes of Culture & Socialization, impacts on DHOHDB
b. Collective vs. Individualist Cultures: Conflicts Between Deaf and Non-Deaf
c. Ethnocentric vs. Ethnorelativist Responses
d. Stages of Cultural Learning - 2. Diversity and Intersectionality
a. Intersectionality in the Deaf Community, privilege and marginalization
b. Strategies for Promoting Inclusivity and Representation (of DHOHDB community) - 3. Power, Privilege, and Oppression
a. Stereotypes, Prejudice, Discrimination
b. Automatic Privileges in Dominant Groups
c. Key Elements of Oppression: Historical, Ideological, Institutional, Cultural
d. Effects of Stereotypes and Microaggressions on DHOHDB
e. Characteristics of Benefactors of Oppression in the Deaf Community - 4. Action and Reflection
a. External Systems and Personal Attitudes Contributing to Privilege
b. Negotiating Unequal Social Power
c. Developing an Action Plan for Advocacy
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
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