HIST BC4411 - Race and the Making of the United States

Institution:

Columbia University in the City of New York

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Description:

This seminar will consider what role race and racism plays in U.S. culture, politics, economics and foreign policy. Beginning with the origins of racial slavery, we will examine how, when and whether the subsequent development of racial systems - and challenges to them - shaped historical developments in the United States. African American history will be at the core of our discussion, though we will examine works that consider Latino, Asian and American Indian history as well. Through a survey of theories about "race relations" and discussions about affirmative action, immigration, empire and rights, this seminar will ponder the question of what a "colorblind" society might mean and how it could come about.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.columbia.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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