Topics in Social Theory and Practice: Race and Racism

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
I. What, if anything, is race?
2	A Tiny Slice of the History of the Concept of Race
3	“Our” Concept of Race	Response paper due
4	Race Eliminativism Screening: RACE - The Power of an Illusion, Ep. 1: The Difference Between Us. Directed by Christine Herbes-Sommers. Color, 57 min. 2003.
5	Appiah and the Meaning of ‘Race’	Response paper due
6	Race and Medicine
7	Race and Ethnicity	Response paper due
8	Kinds of Social Construction	Response paper due
9	Intersectionality
10	Race and the Construction of Social Identity	Response paper due
11	Gender and Race Constructions	Response paper due
12	Racial Identities
13	Latina/o Identity and Race
14	Midterm Reflection	Project proposal due
15	Panethnicity
16	Are Arabs a Race?	Response paper due
II. Racism
17	Extrinsic, Intrinsic & Cultural Racisms
18	Racism in the Heart	Response paper due
19	Oppression and Institutional Racism	Response paper due
20	Equality and Social Justice
21	Equality and Respect	Response paper due
22	Inter-culturation, Cultural Appropriation, and Commodity Fetishism	Draft of final paper due
23	Screening: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. Directed by Shola Lynch. Color, 102 min. 2012.
24	Racial Profiling
25	Prisons Note: This session was taught by guest lecturer Jerome Hodges
26	The Case for Reparations
27	Short Student Presentations	Final paper due