AFRO 281

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

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:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

Cultural Studies - US Minority

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AFRO 281 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
71410	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	9:00AM -9:50AM	F	David Kinley Hall	Burgos, A Ramirez, N	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
71414	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	1:00PM -1:50PM	F	Davenport Hall	Burgos, A Leyva, I	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
71418	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	Lincoln Hall	Burgos, A Leyva, I	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
75270	Discussion/ Recitation	AD4	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Burgos, A Ramirez, N	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
75273	Discussion/ Recitation	AD5	1:00PM -1:50PM	W	Gregory Hall	Burgos, A Ramirez, N	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
75276	Discussion/ Recitation	AD6	2:00PM -2:50PM	W	Gregory Hall	Burgos, A Leyva, I	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
70107	Lecture-Discussion	AL1	11:00AM -11:50AM	MW	Roger Adams Laboratory	Burgos, A	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Section Info: Topic: This introductory survey course on the social construction of race in the United States examines how various conceptions and interpretations of racial difference have changed over time in U.S. history and the ways these differences meshed with social inequalities. Specifically, we explore the ways the color line had a profound impact on everyday life. Through readings, lectures, discussion, and writing assignments, we will engage the construction of race through the realm of the law, culture, and immigration policy. We will interrogate how race was made real (and continues to be) in immigration policy, determining who was/is permitted to enter the United States as an immigrant at various historical moments, whether they were permitted to naturalize as “free white persons,” and their treatment once in U.S. society. Indeed, although it is socially constructed, race remains a very real lived experience then as now.