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AFAM327
Perspectives on Race
AFAM327 FA
Crosslistings: ANTH327
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 30 | 0 | Times: ..W.... 1:10PM-4:00PM; | Yes | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add 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 Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
This course will examine race from a number of
disciplinary perspectives in order to refine our
understandings of the ways this socially-constructed
category has had and continues to have concrete impact in
the U.S., the Caribbean, and Great Britain. Drawing from
history, social science, literature, and film, we will
explore a range of topics including the instability of race
revealed in "passing" and debates about a multiracial census
category, the construction of "whiteness," representations
of race in popular culture, and the emergence of identity
politics. Throughout the course we will pay special
attention to the intersection of race and racism with
gender, class, ethnicity, and nationality.
MAJOR READINGS
RACE --Steven Gregory and Roger Sanjek, eds.
THE WAGES OF WHITENESS --David Roediger
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN --James Weldon Johnson
RACIAL FORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE 1960s TO THE
1990s --Michael Omi and Howard Winant
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Participation in class
discussion, bi-weekly response papers, two short writing
assignments, class presentations.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
It is suggested
that students should have taken a 200 level social science
course or AFAM 201 or AFAM 203 or AFAM 204.
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 Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS ANTH
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Mahon, M
- Times: ..W.... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 1, So: 0, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
- Permission of Instructor Required.
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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