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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.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ANTH Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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