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Academic Year 2004/2005
Debating Blackness
SOC 254 SP
Who is black? What is blackness? What is black culture? The answers to these questions depend on whom you ask. In this course, we will address various controversies around the meaning of blackness by reviewing
long-standing
scholarly debates in the study of African Americans and by forcing different perspectives to engage each other. We will use these debates to develop an understanding of the concept of race and of racial relations.
MAJOR READINGS
F. James Davis, WHO IS BLACK? ONE NATION'S DEFINITION
William E. Cross, Jr., SHADES OF BLACK: DIVERSITY IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN IDENTITY
Kerry Ann Rockquemore and David L. Brunsma, BEYOND BLACK: BIRACIAL IDENTITY IN
AMERICA
Other books and articles
to be announced.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Four papers, class participation.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Preference given to Sociology and African American Studies majors.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
SOC151 OR SOC152
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Austin,Algernon
- Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC421;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)
- SR. major: 8 Jr. major: 8
- SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 3 FR: 0
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing
Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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