Dear Kathy, I might use this book again for an Intro level course and if so, here is what I would do different:
1) I would only assign parts of the book, because many students felt the book had lots of redundant parts. 2) I would have a discussion upfront about what is racism from a sociological perspective. Many of the African-American students in the class felt that the author (Klinenberg) was racist. One reason was because he talks about the way that race structures outcomes very openly. Once this came up in class I was able to successfully deal with it, but it was a bit late by that point for some students. 3) I would assign some of the web reports and news reports about the book, especially those that drew on this book to make sense of the New Orleans tragedy. I personally liked the book quite a bit! Michael -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Stolley Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 5:00 AM To: Teaching Sociology Subject: TEACHSOC: Heatwave Hi everyone: I'm considering using Eric Klinenberg's book "Heatwave" in an undergrad Social Problems course. Thoughts/feedback from anyone who has used it in a similar course? Thanks in advance, Kathy Kathy Stolley, Ph.D. Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Drive Norfolk, Virginia 23502 757-233-8768 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
