A writing-intensive course on ageism and the fundamentals of oral history methodology. Students (called Young Scholars) enrolled in the course, are committed to excellence in research, writing, and interviewing.
They conduct roving interviews with peers and in-place interviews with elders; participate in intergenerational celebrations that include Dancing with Elders, Worshipping with Elders, and Learning with Elders; and complete research on AGEISM and its impact on African American elders across lines of class, faith, and orientation.
The Young Scholar’s research will be archived at the Atlanta University Woodruff Library and selected writings will be published in the SIS online journal, “They Saw the Sun First.”
Psy200C meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and it satisfies the social science requirement. If you are interested in this twenty-first-century course on an injustice we often ignore, please contact Dr. Gloria Wade Gayles (ggayles@spelman.edu) or Sheree Franklin (sfranklin@spelman.edu). #blacklivesAGEDmatter
Spelman Independent Scholars
350 Spelman Lane, SW
Atlanta, GA. 30314
404-270-5565
ggayles@spelman.edu
Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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