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Weekly 1-2 page memos on readings, posted to the course listserve by 5 p.m. the day before the seminar; a 3-5 page research proposal; and a 20-30 page final paper. The following books are available now at Labyrinth: -Sherryl Kleinman, Opposing Ambitions: Gender and Identity in an Alternative Organization -Paul Lichterman, The Search for Community: American Activists Reinventing Commitment The following books will be available in the next several weeks at Labyrinth. Note that depending on participants’ interests, we may substitute different readings for these ones: -Todd Gitlin, The Whole World is Watching: Mass Media in the Making and Unmaking of the New Left. -Michael McCann, Rights at Work: Pay Equity Reform and the Politics of Legal Mobilization. -Margaret Keck and Katherine Sikkink, Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics You should purchase a Xeroxed packet containing the readings marked Packet from Metro Copies (Broadway between 86th and 87th sts). Call 875-1829 to order a packet, then pick it up the next day. Readings marked Online are available on one of the e-journal servers, mainly JSTOR (American Journal of Sociology and American Sociological Review), but also Periodical Abstracts II (Social Forces). Suggested readings are provided for those interested in pursuing the topic.
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