AMST 30123 - Race, Ethnicity, and Racism

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

This course surveys American attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding race and ethnicity primarily in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including a consideration of the development and changing meaning of the concept of "racism." We will trace the shifting constructions of race and ethnicity over time and the constantly evolving understandings of how these boundaries are demarcated and crossed. A central theme will be to consider how various European groups transformed themselves from racial-ethnic outsiders to being "white," a process that simultaneously expanded the bounds of inclusion for some and solidified the terms of exclusion for others. We will also explore how non-white minorities challenged the existing racial order, particularly in the second half of the twentieth century. Finally, we will ask questions of how salient the concepts of race and ethnicity continue to be in American culture, what problems still remain, and what prospects exist for the future.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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