CSCR 10800 - Introduction to Whiteness Studies

Institution:

Ithaca College

Subject:

Culture

Description:

The category "white," like other racial categories, is a historical fiction with concrete impacts on those it defines. This course will examine the emergence of whiteness as a social and legal category determining the distribution of rights and privileges including voting rights, property rights, and the right to own one¿s own body. We will critique and deconstruct whiteness through the examination of historical and contemporary cases. This will include a look at subaltern categories within whiteness, such as working-class whites, "white" Latinos, European immigrants who were initially classified as non-white, and those who have inhabited racial border zones by at times "passing for white." 3 credits. (F,IRR)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.ithaca.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 274-3011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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