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Academic Year 2002/2003

Race Discourse in the Americas
AFAM 303 SP

This course will trace the history of the ideology of race from its emergence in the 15th century to its manifestation in our contemporary society. Beginning with the expansion of the Portuguese into Africa and the Spanish into the Americas, the course will demonstrate that our present discourse of race has its origins in the historic moment of European expansion. It will emphasize that rather than being a secondary issue, the discourse of race has remained central to the structuring of societies throughout the Americas.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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