We have plenty of seats open in one of our gen ed courses (covers Humanities & Arts and US Minority gen eds). Please pass along to any interested students.
HIST/AAS/AFRO/LLS 281: Constructing Race in America
Course Description:
What is race and how have historical factors shaped its meaning from the colonial era to the present? This course offers an introductory, interdisciplinary survey of racial constructions in the past to exploring the changing meaning and impact of race, ethnicity, and racism. From the importation of African slaves, Native American and Hispanic settlements to white ethnic and Asian immigration, the course highlights comparative ethnic studies, along with gender, class, and sexuality. Specific topics covered include the creation of racial categories; class and whiteness; Japanese internment; racial passing and mixture; urban segregation and ghettoization; and questions of post-race and intersectional identities.
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