Instructor: G. Okihiro
An introduction to the historical and contemporary ideas and manifestations of race in the U.S.. This course will explore the theoretical perspectives on the nature of race and ethnic relations, the debates around race by neo-conservative, liberal, and left scholars, the pervasiveness of race as a determinant of social, economic, and political standing an policy, media representations of race, and the intersections of race with gender, sexuality, citizenship, and class. Global Core.
