Identities & Inequality
The Lang Center acknowledges that the United States experiences vast inequality along lines of identity—including, but not limited to, race, gender, class, and education. The Identities & Inequality pathway at the Lang Center celebrates our unique and individual identities and encourages students to think critically about structures that facilitate inequality. If you are interested in learning more about the way Identity & Inequality functions in our society, on our campus, and in our communities, please reference the resources below and reach out to our Lang Center Associates, Mohammed Bappe, '19.
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Key Faculty & Staff
Nina Johnson, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Black Studies
Daniel Laurison ’99, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Marjorie Murphy, James C. Hormel Professor in Social Justice, History
T. Shá Duncan Smith, Associate Dean, Diversity, Inclusion & Community Development
Mohammed Bappe '19, Lang Center Associate
Farha Ghannam, Professor of Anthropology
Lee Smithey, Associate Professor of Sociology.
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Relevant Courses
- ECON 015 - Economic Poverty and Inequality
- HIST 060 - The East India Company, 1600–1857
- HIST 135 - Labor and Urban History
- PEAC 015 - Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
- PEAC 053 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict & Study Trip Attachment
- PEAC 071B/SOAN017B/POLS 081 - Strategy and Nonviolent Struggle
- POLS 070B - Politics of Punishment
- SOCI 007B - Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in the United States
- SOAN 020M/ENGL 089 - Race, Gender, Class and Environment
- SOCI 026B - Class Matters/The Class Ceiling
- SOCI 048L - Urban Crime and Punishment
- SOCI 068B - Class Warfare: Politics, Culture and Economic Inequality
- ENGL 089 - Race Gender Class and Environment
- EDUC 153 - Latinos and Education
- ANTH 002F - Anthropology of Childhood and the Family
- ANTH 122. Urban Ethnographies
- SOCI 007B - Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in the United States
- EDUC 133. Black Childhoods, Intersectionality and Education
- PEAC 135. Social Movements and Nonviolent Power
- PEAC 077. Gun Violence Prevention: Peace Studies and Action
- BLST 015. Introduction to Black Studies
- SOCI 001. Foundations: Self, Culture and Society
- SOCI 025B. Transforming Intractable Conflict
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Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
- ACLU of Pennsylvania
- Chester Community Fellowship (CCF)
- Boys & Girls Club of Chester, Pa.
- Busara Center
- Global Health Forum
Swarthmore Campus Groups
- ARCS (Anti-Racism Coalition)
- Dare 2 Soar
- Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine (SPJP)