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RELI385
Religion and the Social Construction of Race
RELI385 FA
Crosslistings: AFAM383
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 25 | 0 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
In this course we will examine aspects of the interactions
between "race" and religion in a number of historical and
social contexts. We will place at the center of our
discussions the question of how "race" functions as a prism
through which people come to both understand and experience
their own religious life and that of others. In examining
"race," we will privilege interpretations that emphasize: a)
the construction of race as a process in which power plays a
pivotal role; and b) means through which communities form
collective identities.
We will read a wide range of historical analysis and primary
source materials from the US and the Caribbean. We will
examine pro-slavery documents, Native American missionary
works, analyses of anti-semitism, and works on Father
Divine, the Nation of Islam, Rastafari, Haitian Vodou,
Jonestown, and Christian right supremacist groups like
Aryan Nation.
MAJOR READINGS
Michael Barkun, RELIGION AND THE RACIST
RIGHT: THE ORIGINS OF THE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY MOVEMENT
Leonard Barrett, THE RASTAFARIANS
David Chidester, SALVATION AND SUICIDE:
Jill Watts, GOD, HARLEM U.S.A., THE FATHER DIVINE STORY
Ronald Takaki, STRANGERS FROM A DIFFERENT SHORE: A HISTORY
OF ASIAN AMERICANS
Sander Gilman, THE JEW'S BODY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Attendance, weekly response
papers, three critical essays.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course
fulfills a "Religion in Society" requirement for the
department major.
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: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS RELI
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- McAlister, E
- Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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