ETST 179 - Understanding Whiteness:Racialization and Identity Formation in American Culture

Institution:

University of California-Riverside

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Description:

Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upperdivision standing or consent of instructor. Analysis of U.S. racialization, identity formation, institutionalized racism, and structural inequality from the early Republic to the present. Examines continuing evolution of a national white racial consciousness; the legal, social, and economic exploitation of people of color; and the transfer of inherited legacies and benefits along racialized power lines. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCR.EDU

Phone Number:

(951) 827-1012

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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