ETHN 178 - Race and World War II

Institution:

Santa Clara University

Subject:

Ethnic Studies

Description:

World War II stands as one of the most explosive moments in US and global history in the twentieth century because of the myriad ways the conflict influenced the postwar world. The United States emerged from the war the premiere global superpower in terms of combined military, diplomatic, and financial supremacy but found itself under increased scrutiny due to its history and maintenance of structural or institutionalized racism. In the midst of military and ideological conflict against the Nazi regime in Germany, and addressing the claims of civil rights and anti-colonial activists, the United States became a composite site of the tensions that defined a democratic society struggling with ongoing racism. Through readings and discussions, this seminar explores these tensions, which were exacerbated by the rise of anti-racist perspectives in the anthropological and biological sciences just preceding the war. Cross-listed with HIST 178.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.scu.edu

Phone Number:

(408) 554-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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