UMass Boston

Sociology of Race & Racism

Course #: SOCIOL 647, Class #: 6928, Section #: 01

Description

This course introduces students to the major sociological theoretical perspectives and current research on race and racism. The course presents students with a historical and contemporary review of how social theorists have framed and theorized race and racism in US and non-US contexts. We will examine racial formation, racial capitalism, settler colonialism, white supremacy as structure, critical race theory, colorblindness, and the racialized body. At the end of the semester, students should have attained a clear and comprehensive understanding of how race and racism have been formulated in the past and contemporary debates and their relations to other intersecting aspects of identity.