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Political Thought and Contemporary Issues: The Reasons for Racism

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Lakehead University
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Douglas West
Douglas West
Associate Professor
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Timeline
  • January 3, 2021
    Experience start
  • January 9, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 3, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Legal, Government, Education, Arts, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Academic association, Media & production, Public relations & communications

Experience scope

Categories
Humanities Law and policy Social sciences
Skills
workshop delivery community service learning communication report writing research
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will be involved in Race Relations work in three stages:

1-Students will review the substantive and extant academic literature on racism and race relations in Canada, as well as the history of racist and colonial practices in Canadian contexts.

2-Students will work to create a workshop strategy for educating members of the Lakehead University Orillia communities, and the general population of Simcoe County. Ontario.

3-Students will implement their workshop strategy in a series developed for delivery in March, 2021.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
12 learners
Project
10 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 12
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students in this course will deliver:

A report on the review of extant and academic literature on Race Relations and Colonization practices in the Canadian Context

A series of Workshops delivered to local Lakehead University Orillia communities and to the general population of Simcoe County, Ontario

Project timeline
  • January 3, 2021
    Experience start
  • January 9, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 3, 2021
    Experience end

Project examples

Workshops on Race Relations drawn from literature and existing Race Relations strategic work.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
    Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
  • Q2 - Checkbox
    Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.