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Academic Year 2004/2005


Race and Racism
AFAM 339 SP

Crosslistings:
ANTH 338
AMST 339

This course will explore a variety of approaches to the study of race and racism through a combination of theoretical readings and historical, sociological or ethnographic case studies. We will explore the intersections between racial formations, state actions, class hierarchies, gender and sexuality. While this course primarily focuses on analyses or race and racism in the United States, we will also draw more broadly on analyses of European and colonial racial discourses.

MAJOR READINGS

Franz Fanon, BLACK SKIN/WHITE MASKS
Ann Stoler, RACE AND THE EDUCATION OF DESIRE: FOUCAULT'S HISTORY OF SEXUALITY AND THE COLONIAL ORDER OF THINGS
Patricia Williams, THE ALCHEMY OF RACE AND RIGHTS
Tomas Almaguer, RACIAL FAULT LINES
Virginia Dominguez, WHITE BY DEFINITION: SOCIAL CLASSIFICATION IN CREOLE LOUISIANA
Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua, THIS BRIDGE CALLED OUR BACKS: WRITINGS BY RADICAL WOMEN OF COLOR
Rickie Sollinger, WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE: SINGLE PREGNANCY AND RACE BEFORE ROE V. WADE
Steven Gregory, BLACK CORONA: RACE AND THE POLITICS OF PLACE IN AN URBAN COMMUNITY
Escobar, Edward J., 1999, RACE, POLICE, AND THE MAKING OF A POLITICAL IDENTITY: MEXICAN AMERICANS AND THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT, 1900-1945

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly response papers, 1 class presentation, choice of one 15-20 page research paper or 2 shorter 6-7 page papers.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS AMST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005


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