Guided Learning
Deep study on the topics you need, at your pace and your level.
These 6-10 week programs provide guided independent study with a set of readings, prompts, activities, and skill-building exercises. Content can be adapted to your level, and custom options are also available.
All programs include a syllabus with readings, 1:1 online meetings, and interactive “assignments” or activities with opportunities for feedback.
types of course content
All programs contain 1 or more of these types of content – you can choose the ones that align with your personal goals.
grounded understanding
Draw on sources from history and theory to develop a deep and practical understanding of the topic, with frameworks you can use and apply in your own work and life.
Skill-building
Develop and practice useful skills that you can directly leverage in your daily life and work.
critical self-inquiry
Engage your personal experience and life history to better understand topics at the macro level, and find your place in broader political and social contexts.
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Data & Politics
A crash course in how to understand politics through numbers, and how data shape our political landscape.
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Democracy & Authoritarianism
Learn about types of governance regimes and their impacts on political, economic, and social outcomes.
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Ethical AI & the Politics of Tech
Dive into the political context, characteristics, and consequences of AI and technological innovation, and explore the promise of algorithmic interventions as well as their dangers.
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Misinformation & Propaganda
What is a "fact" and how do you know? Explore how misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda work, how to identify them, and the risks and opportunities they pose.
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White Supremacy Culture & Racial Justice
What is the role of Whiteness in furthering oppression, and how can White people foster racial justice in their communities?
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Politics of Gender & Sexuality
Explore the political and social meaning of gender and sexuality--yours, and others'!--in this course for those who missed out on Gender Studies 101.
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Politics of Organizing: Tools for Justice
How can political change happen? Learn strategies and tools for mobilizing from historical social movements.
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Coding for Social Justice
Learn the basics of coding and data science for applied questions of social and political justice.
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Communicating Across Differences
Explore and practice techniques for having challenging conversations across positions of power, political and social differences, and informational divides.
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Chicken Soup for the Anarchist Soul
There's so much theory to read and so many feelings about whose writings "matter"--take an opportunity to locate yourself and your politics in important anarchist texts, without the shame.
what you get
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Books, articles, and media that are a mix of "classics" and updated works relevant to your topic and adapted to your level.
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1-on-1 discussion meetings with prompts to guide your engagement and reflection
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Guided journaling, media creation, and other activities related to your goals and desired outcomes
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Direct input and questions to push your thought processes and drive critical reflection
