Sociology 246 - Race and Ethnicity:The Key Concepts

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Bard College

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Africana Studies, American Studies, Human Rights, SRE Although it is popular today to celebrate the existence of a "postracial" world, race continuesto affect us in multiple ways. Given the sheer ubiquity of race matters, it is more crucial than ever to carefully understand the variety and particularity of meanings and uses with which racial concepts have been historically associated. This course, by situating the study of race and ethnicity within its own historical and intellectual context, exposes students to the broad diversity of scholarship in the field and conveys the excitement and challenge of the enterprise. Key concepts surveyed include race formation, ethnic identity, assimilation, racism, race and science, racial categorization, race and politics, gendered racism, segregation, discrimination, and whiteness.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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