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ABC 306: Race And Politics

3 credits

Historically, political regimes have organized societies using race as a basis for public policy (i.e. slavery, apartheid, genocide). This course concentrates primarily on policy influenced by race and ethnicity in the United States and emphasizes certain themes in comparative perspective: identity politics, immigration and citizenship, eugenics, and reparations.

Distribution Requirement

• Social Sciences

Learning Goals

Through class discussion, assignments, and exams, students will: • Define key terms related to the study of race and politics and explain their significance.• Become familiar with and theories related to power, the social construction of race, racism, race influenced policy, and ethnic conflict.• Synthesize the course readings and class lectures orally in class discussion and in writing on exams, homework, and response papers.• Apply course concepts and theories to case studies of race or ethnicity influenced policies.• Evaluate the weekly readings through class discussion and student presentations.• Analyze government policies from course readings and The New York Times applying theories introduced in the course.• Hone their skills in the Adelphi learning goals of written and oral communication.