RM185
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Introduction to the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity
Course Subject Code
RM
Course Number
185
Course Long Title
Introduction to the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity
Status
Active
Division
Non-Divisional
Department
Unit(s)
1
Schedule Type
Block Seminar
Instruction Mode
Traditional
Grade Modes
Letter Grades, S/CR/NC, Audit
Course Attributes
CPGS, EPUS
Course Description
Examines those social forces, both historical and contemporary, that have brought about racial and ethnic 'diversity' and 'difference' in the U.S. Attention to the histories and experiences of Native Peoples, African Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans. Taking a comparative approach, it puts into focus the shared histories of racialization among these groups without losing sight of asymmetrical relations of power informing these histories. The course sheds light on the ways these groups position themselves and are positioned as racial subjects in distinct and historically specific ways but also in relational and mutually constitutive ways.