SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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1 | Introduction | |
I. What, if anything, is race? | ||
2 | A Tiny Slice of the History of the Concept of Race | |
3 | "Our" Concept of Race | Response paper due |
4 |
Race Eliminativism Screening: RACE - The Power of an Illusion, Ep. 1: The Difference Between Us. Directed by Christine Herbes-Sommers. Color, 57 min. 2003. |
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5 | Appiah and the Meaning of ‘Race’ | Response paper due |
6 | Race and Medicine | |
7 | Race and Ethnicity | Response paper due |
8 | Kinds of Social Construction | Response paper due |
9 | Intersectionality | |
10 | Race and the Construction of Social Identity | Response paper due |
11 | Gender and Race Constructions | Response paper due |
12 | Racial Identities | |
13 | Latina/o Identity and Race | |
14 | Midterm Reflection | Project proposal due |
15 | Panethnicity | |
16 | Are Arabs a Race? | Response paper due |
II. Racism | ||
17 | Extrinsic, Intrinsic & Cultural Racisms | |
18 | Racism in the Heart | Response paper due |
19 | Oppression and Institutional Racism | Response paper due |
20 | Equality and Social Justice | |
21 | Equality and Respect | Response paper due |
22 | Inter-culturation, Cultural Appropriation, and Commodity Fetishism | Draft of final paper due |
23 | Screening: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. Directed by Shola Lynch. Color, 102 min. 2012. |
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24 | Racial Profiling | |
25 |
Prisons Note: This session was taught by guest lecturer Jerome Hodges |
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26 | The Case for Reparations | |
27 | Short Student Presentations | Final paper due |