AN212

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The Language of Racism

Anthropology Colorado College

Course Subject Code

AN

Course Number

212

Course Long Title

The Language of Racism

Status

Active

Division

Social Sciences

Department

Unit(s)

1

Schedule Type

Block Seminar

Instruction Mode

Traditional

Grade Modes

Letter Grades, S/CR/NC, Audit

Course Attributes

CLSH, EPUS

Course Description

Focuses on the language of racism across cultures, examining the nature of discourses that communicate and reproduce racist ideologies. A special focus is placed on racist discourse in the United States, New Zealand, and certain societies of Latin America. The course examines the structures and effects of a range of racist discourses, from the extreme discourses of 'white pride' organizations to the everyday language of covert racism.