GOVT107 CM - Race and Politics

This course examines contrasting definitions of race and racism and studies different normative conceptions of racial justice. The first half of the course asks the following questions: What is race? What is racism? How does race interact with gender and class in the United States? How do immigration and multiracialism impact the American racial order? The second half of the course explores different visions of racial justice and debates contending strategies for achieving racial equity and fairness in the United States. This section considers the following questions: What is racial justice? What are liberal approaches to racial justice? What are conservative approaches to racial justice? Is a “color-blind” society an achievable or desirable goal? Are racial identity politics and group representation necessary to achieve racial justice? Is there a tension between anti-racism and economic justice?

Prerequisite: GOVT 020 CM

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: GOVT107 CM