Courses on Race, Gender and Marginalized Communities

These are courses in the iSchool that focus on information and race, gender and marginalized communities. If you have additions or questions, please contact Karen Wickett (wickett2@illinois.ed). More information about the courses can be found in Course Explorer, the iSchool syllabus repository, or by contacting recent instructors. Please note, some courses have registration restrictions, please see other pages on this website or the Course Explorer for additional details.

Here are the courses that are scheduled for the upcoming semesters:

Summer 2023

  • IS 423 Early Literacy
  • IS 571 Literacy, Reading and Readers
  • IS 581ML Foundations of Media Literacy
  • IS 591BT Bibliotherapy

Fall 2023

  • IS 308 Race, Gender and Information Technology
  • IS 390RDS Race & Digital Studies
  • IS 423 Early Literacy
  • IS 467 Ethics and Policy for Data Science
  • IS 491AAL Asian American Youth Literature
  • IS 510 Libraries, Information & Society
  • IS 524 Data Governance
  • IS 563SSO Library Resources for Spanish Speakers
  • IS 571ALR Accessibility in Library Resources
  • IS 571IS Information Services for Diverse Users
  • IS 573CA Community Archives
  • IS 581ML Foundations of Media Literacy
  • IS 582LSW Library Social Work
  • IS 582SCL Social Crisis & Librarianship