| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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| 1 | Introduction | |
| I. What, if anything, is race? | ||
| 2 | A Tiny Slice of the History of the Concept of Race | |
| 3 | "Our" Concept of Race | Response paper due |
| 4 |
Race Eliminativism Screening: RACE - The Power of an Illusion, Ep. 1: The Difference Between Us. Directed by Christine Herbes-Sommers. Color, 57 min. 2003. |
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| 5 | Appiah and the Meaning of ‘Race’ | Response paper due |
| 6 | Race and Medicine | |
| 7 | Race and Ethnicity | Response paper due |
| 8 | Kinds of Social Construction | Response paper due |
| 9 | Intersectionality | |
| 10 | Race and the Construction of Social Identity | Response paper due |
| 11 | Gender and Race Constructions | Response paper due |
| 12 | Racial Identities | |
| 13 | Latina/o Identity and Race | |
| 14 | Midterm Reflection | Project proposal due |
| 15 | Panethnicity | |
| 16 | Are Arabs a Race? | Response paper due |
| II. Racism | ||
| 17 | Extrinsic, Intrinsic & Cultural Racisms | |
| 18 | Racism in the Heart | Response paper due |
| 19 | Oppression and Institutional Racism | Response paper due |
| 20 | Equality and Social Justice | |
| 21 | Equality and Respect | Response paper due |
| 22 | Inter-culturation, Cultural Appropriation, and Commodity Fetishism | Draft of final paper due |
| 23 | Screening: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. Directed by Shola Lynch. Color, 102 min. 2012. |
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| 24 | Racial Profiling | |
| 25 |
Prisons Note: This session was taught by guest lecturer Jerome Hodges |
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| 26 | The Case for Reparations | |
| 27 | Short Student Presentations | Final paper due |
