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Open (0 of 25 seats filled)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

Open (1 of 25 seats filled)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

Delivery Mode

Open (10 of 25 seats filled)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

Delivery Mode

Open (17 of 25 seats filled)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

Delivery Mode

Open (18 of 25 seats filled)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

Christian Angelich (TA)

Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

Quentin Turner (TA)

Open (20 of 25 seats filled)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

Christian Angelich (TA)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

David Tucker (TA)

In particular, we will examine:

• the social construction of race and racial identity

• the nature of racial identity formation and self­awareness

• the public discourses around racial/ethnic assimilation and integration

• the politics of media representation and invisibility

• the history of interracial cultural borrowing and theft

• the interplay between media and government institutions with respect to maintaining racial hierarchies

• the vexed question of racial ambiguity and hybridity, and

• the variability of racial formations across different geopolitical contexts.

Bear in mind that few (if any) of the questions we'll address this semester have easy answers. If simple solutions were truly effective in eliminating racism, it would have disappeared decades (if not centuries) ago, and there would be no need for courses such as this one. As such, soundbite approaches to these issues (e.g., "can't we all just get along?" or "let's just pretend race doesn't exist") will not serve you well, and a crucial part of your task this semester will be to think critically and complexly about the role of race and media in contemporary society.

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