AFRC232 - RACE & ETHNIC POLITICS

Activity
REC
Title (text only)
RACE & ETHNIC POLITICS
Term session
0
Term
2015A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
402
Section ID
AFRC232402
Meeting times
M 1000AM-1100AM
Meeting location
COLLEGE HALL 315A
Instructors
POSEY, PATRICIA
Description
This course examines the role of race and ethnicity in the political discourse through a comparative survey of recent literature on the historical and contemporary political experiences of the four major minority groups (Blacks or African Americans, American Indians, Latinos or Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans). A few of the key topics will include assimilation and acculturation seen in the Asian American community, understanding the political direction of Black America in a pre and post Civil Rights era, and assessing the emergence of Hispanics as the largest minority group and the political impact of this demographnic change. Throughout the semester, the course will introduce students to significant minority legislation, political behavior, social movements, litigation/court ruling, media and various forms of public opinion that have shaped the history of racial and ethnic minority relations in this country. Readings are drawn from books and articles written by contemporary political scientists.


Course number only
232
Cross listings
PSCI231402
Use local description
No