AFRO 281

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Constructing Race in America

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Credit: 3 hours.

Same as AAS 281, HIST 281, and LLS 281. See HIST 281.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - US Minority

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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AFRO 281 class schedule data for fall 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
71410	Online Discussion	AD1	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Burgos, A Kelley, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
71414	Online Discussion	AD2	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Burgos, A Kelley, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
71418	Online Discussion	AD3	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Burgos, A Kelley, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
70107	Online Lecture	AL1	9:30AM -10:20AM	TR	n.a.	Burgos, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Section Info: Topic: Contrary to some pundits and popular (mis)perceptions, race remains a salient factor in contemporary American life. We need to look no further than the 2016 U.S. presidential election in which President Trump capitalized on the racial anxieties a significant portion of white America. This course is geared toward developing a historical understanding of the construction of race in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Through course materials, class discussions, and lectures, we explore the making of race and white supremacy, as well as movements and organizations committed to racial justice and equality. Transnational and intersectional in scope, this class focuses special attention to the gendered contours of race, as well as to the Midwest as a geographic site of inquiry for examining race in U.S. life and history. .Individual and group assignments will be used to accomplish the course's major aims: to further develop our ability to think critically, write analytically, and to understand the construction of race in a historically nuanced manner. Graded assignments will consist of individual and group essays.