Connected Courses
Below you will find a list of courses offered at Northwestern that connect to the themes of this year's One Book selection, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. We encourage you to explore how you can connect to this work in and out of the classroom.
Faculty: do you have an upcoming course using Stevenson's book and/or discussing its themes? Contact us at onebook@northwestern.edu
Fall 2020
African American Studies
- Survey of African American Literature (210-0)
- Faculty: Marquis Bey
- Remote, Asynchronous
- Introduction to Black Social and Political Life (215-0)
- Faculty: Mary Patillo
- MW 4:20p-5:40p, Remote Synchronous
- Introduction to African American Studies (236-0)
- Faculty: kihana miraya ross
- MW 11:20a-12:40p, Remote Synchronous
- Racism in Western Modernity
- Faculty: Barnor Hesse
- MW 9:40a-11:00a, Remote Synchronous
Chicago Field Studies
- Field Studies in Social Justice
- Legal Field Studies
- Field Studies in Civic Engagement
English
- Introduction to 20th Century American Literature (213)
- Faculty: Justin Mann
- MW 11:30a-12:20p plus discussion section
- Seminar in Reading & Interpretation: Ideas of Justice (300)
- Faculty: Schwartz
- MW 4:20p-5:40p
- Studies in African American Literature: Black Feminist Worldmaking (366)
- Faculty: Justin Mann
- MW 1p-2:20p
- American Novel: Defining America (371)
- Faculty: Savage
- TTh 2:40p-4p
Legal Studies
- Law and Society (206-0)
- Faculty: Joanna Grisinger
- Constitutional Challenges in Comparative Perspective (also Poli_Sci 356)
- Faculty: Galya Ben-Arieh
Mathematics
- Balancing the Equation: Diversity and Inclusion in Mathematics (105-6)
- Faculty: Michael Maltenfort
- TTH 9:40a-11:00a
Sociology
- Introduction to Sociology (110-0)
- Faculty: David Schieber
- MW 12:40-2:00p
- Race and Society (208-0)
- Faculty: Quincy Stewart
- TTH 2:40-4:00p
- Numbers, Identity, and Modernity (321-0)
- Faculty: Wendy Espeland
- TTH 9:40-11:00a
- American Subcultures and Ethnic Groups (323-0)
- Faculty: Al Hunter
- TTH 2:40-4:00p
Spring 2021
African American Studies
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AF_AM_ST 339-0 - Unsettling Whiteness
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/AF_AM_ST/39740
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Herman Barnor Hesse
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AF_AM_ST 380-0-20 - Introduction to Black Political Thought
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/AF_AM_ST/39725
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Herman Barnor Hesse
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Anthropology
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ANTHRO 343-0 - Anthropology of Race
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/ANTHRO/38937
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Mark Hauser
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ANTHRO 373-0 - Power and Culture in American Cities
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/ANTHRO/38940
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Micaela di Leonardo
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Chicago Field Studies
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CFS 394-1 - Legal Culture & Process
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/CFS/35669
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Sarah Silins
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CFS 394-2 - Contemporary Issues in Law
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/CFS/35670
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Sarah Silins
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English
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ENGLISH 366-0 - Studies in African American Literature - Feeling Black/Black Feeling
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/ENGLISH/39238
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Lauren Michele Jackson
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ENGLISH 368-0 - Studies in 20th-Century Literature - Writing Human Rights
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/ENGLISH/37306
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Kalyan Sunder Sameer Nadiminti
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ENGLISH 385-0 - Topics in Combined Studies - Law & Literature
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https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/ENGLISH/37309
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Remote, synchronous
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Faculty: Regina M. Schwartz
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History
- HISTORY 392-0 - Topics In History - Prison Nation: The Rise of Mass Incarceration
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/HISTORY/39911
- Remote, synchronous
- Faculty: Charlotte Emily Rosen
Journalism
- JOUR 301-0 - Journalism in Practice - Police, Race, and Community
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/JOUR/JOUR/38997
- Remote, synchronous
- Faculty: Peter D. Slevin
Legal Studies
- LEGAL_ST 333-0/ POLI_SCI 333-0 - Constitutional Law II: Civil and Political Rights
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/LEGAL_ST/39064
- Faculty: Joanna Grisinger
- https://legalstudies.northwestern.edu/people/core/grisinger-joanna.html
- Remote, Synchronous
Philosophy
- PHIL 224-0 - Philosophy, Race, and Racism
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/PHIL/39306
- Faculty: Laura Martin
- https://philosophy.northwestern.edu/people/visiting-faculty/laura-martin.html
- Hybrid Remote and In-person components, Harris Hall 107
- PHIL 262-0 - Ethical Problems and Public Issues
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/PHIL/39298
- Faculty: Lendell Horne
- https://philosophy.northwestern.edu/people/continuing-faculty/horne-chad.html
- Hybrid Remote and In-person components, Fisk Hall 217
- PHIL 361-0 - Topics in Social and Political Philosophy: The Philosophy of Punishment
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/PHIL/39293
- Faculty: Jennifer Lackey
- https://philosophy.northwestern.edu/people/continuing-faculty/lackey-jennifer.html
- Hybrid and Remote In-person components, Kresge 2-415
Political Science
- POLI_SCI 326-0 - Race and Public Policy
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/POLI_SCI/36844
- Faculty: Traci Burch
- https://polisci.northwestern.edu/people/core-faculty/traci-burch.html
- Remote, Synchronous
- POLI_SCI 390-0-21 - Special Topics in Political Science: Racial and Ethnic Politics
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/POLI_SCI/36766
- Faculty: Julianne Merseth Cook
- https://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/persons/julie-lee-merseth
- Remote, Synchronous
Sociology
- SOCIOL 376-0 - Topics in Sociological Analysis: Gender-based violence, Power, and the Carceral Sta
- https://class-descriptions.northwestern.edu/4820/WCAS/SOCIOL/39692
- Faculty: Renee Shelby
- https://gendersexuality.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/affiliated-faculty/shelby-renee.html
- Remote, Synchronous