Overviews & Introduction

• Course Code: 01:014:404
• Semester(s) Offered: Spring
• Credits: 3

This course is about ‘race’ in the United States and elsewhere. It critically explores and analyzes theories of race and evaluates their relevance to today’s events. There are several objectives: (1) to acquaint students with sociological, psychological and anthropological theory as regards ‘race’; (2) to create a comparative perspective for viewing ‘race’ in the United States and elsewhere; (3) to help students hone their analytical skills; and (4) to explore pressing ‘race’ issues.

• Course Code: 01:014:203
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Credits: 3
• SAS Core Certified: CCD

Learn about the full arc of African American history from an interdisciplinary perspective. In this course, you will understand how structures of race and social hierarchy evolved within the context of American political economy, special conditions of oppression, responses to exploitation, and resultant social changes.

• Course Code: 01:014:140
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
• Credits: 1.5

Through an examination of narratives of American settlement, pluralism, and national dialogue, the goal of this course is to introduce students to the key cultural debates that have informed American society, both historically and during the contemporary moment. The course discusses the process of identity and cultural construction, and the political struggles that have come out of this process.

Read more: 01:014:140 Intro to American Cultures (1.5 credits)

• Course Code: 01:014:202
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Summer
• Credits: 3

What everyone should know about ‘race’ is an introductory course about ‘race’ in the United States. Literally every person in this country is impacted in some way by what we call ‘race’, many on a daily basis. Yet, this complex, all-consuming, multifaceted, bewildering phenomenon is not at all well understood. The goal of this course is to help students understand ‘race’ by paying attention to the historical, biological, political, social, psychological and economic dimensions, by considering the points of view of important segments of our population, and by exploring the insights provided by relevant theoretical frameworks.

Read more: 01:014:202 What Everyone Should Know About Race