Activism in the Archives

3-0-9 units. HASS-H · Undergraduate

Introduces impactful examples of student, faculty, and staff activism at MIT and explores how to engage in feminist research. Includes research and direct engagement with MIT's Distinctive Collections to deepen collective knowledge of the history of activism on MIT campus. Students interact with faculty and staff involved with activism and/or archival research about activism at MIT. Analyzes feminist, queer, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx studies and a diverse array of artists. Explores the topics of archives, how to engage responsibly, archive activism, and what is left out of the archives. Students present research findings at a teach-in to educate the community about different kinds of activism at MIT. Limited to 20.