Fall 2022 - LBST 301W D100
Labour Movements: Issues, Images and Popular Culture (3)
Class Number: 3544
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Vancouver
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Instructor:
John-Henry Harter
jhharter@sfu.ca
Office: AQ 6083
Office Hours: Monday 1:30pm-2:30pm and Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30 pm and Zoom meetings anytime by appointment
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Prerequisites:
LBST 100 or LBST 101 or on permission of instructor.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Provides a comprehensive understanding of the contemporary structure, issues, and perceptions of labour unions and other forms of working-class organization and social movements. The treatment of labour in the media and popular culture will provide an understanding of how labour is viewed in society, how labour views itself, and how working-class culture informs and is informed by the larger culture. Students with credit for LBST 301 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will examine contemporary labour and working-class issues and how they are framed by different media. The course will provide an understanding of how labour is viewed in society and how labour views itself.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
This course will allow students to learn about the contemporary relationship between the labour movement and the media in different forms. It will also allow students to investigate how popular culture frames our understanding of the labour movement and class issues more broadly. LBST 301 will also expand students’ knowledge of current concepts in the field of labour studies and politics. It will draw on students' experiences and research, and we will develop online research, writing, and presentation skills through the online class assignments. In addition, lectures, class discussions, and films will provide the tools needed to understand the increasingly complex world of labour and media.
Grading
- Participation 15%
- Article Analysis 10%
- Reflections on Labour and Media 30%
- Final Research Paper 45%
NOTES:
Grading: Where a final exam is scheduled and the student does not write the exam or withdraw from the course before the deadline date, an N grade will be assigned. Unless otherwise specified on the course syllabus, all graded assignments for this course must be completed for a final grade other than N to be assigned. An N is considered as an F for the purposes of scholastic standing.
Grading System: The Undergraduate Course Grading System is as follows:
A+ (95-100) | A (90-94) | A- (85-89) | B+ (80-84) | B (75-79) | B- (70-74) | C+ (65-69) | C (60-64) | C- (55-59) | D (50-54) | F (0-49) | N*
*N standing to indicate the student did not complete course requirements
Academic Honesty and Student Conduct Policies: The Labour Studies Program follows SFU policy in relation to grading practices, grade appeals (Policy T 20.01) and academic honesty and student conduct procedures (S10.01‐S10.04). Unless otherwise informed by your instructor in writing, in graded written assignments you must cite the sources you rely on and include a bibliography/list of references, following an instructor-approved citation style. It is the responsibility of students to inform themselves of the content of SFU policies available on the SFU website.
Centre for Accessible Learning: Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Christopher R. Martin, Framed! Labor and the Corporate Media (Ithaca and London, ILR an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2004) Note: Full text is available online through our library.
https://www-jstor-org.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/stable/10.7591/j.ctv3s8r24
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html