ETHS 290 DGJ - Race and Racisms

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This course introduces the critical study of race and ethnicity in the United States and other parts of the world. Using an intersectional framework, global considerations, and sociological as well as other disciplinary concepts and methods, the course guides our understanding of the history and current development of the discipline of ethnic studies; fundamental concepts and issues in ethnic studies; racial dynamics and the historical, social, and cultural experiences of historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups in the United States and around the world.

Key themes and issues include: What is ethnic studies, how has it evolved over time and in the age of migration and globalization, and why are global perspectives essential in the critical study of race and ethnicity? What is race? How have racial ideologies and racisms evolved since the beginning of European colonialism and the U.S. history? In what ways do racialized policy and institutions create and perpetuate racial inequality in education, employment, housing and wealth, the criminal justice system, health and environment, and immigration policy? In what ways do other countries compare with the United States in racial dynamics? Finally, what are the visionary frameworks and our own roles for achieving racial justice?

Offered Fall, Spring

Course Fee: No
Prerequisite(s): NONE