HIS 212 H FUL - Race in America - Honors only

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The History of Race in America -U-H (Pre-Tier Gen Ed) (HIS 212)

Term: 2020-2021 Academic Year Fall

Schedule

Mon-Wed-Fri, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM (8/17/2020 - 12/4/2020) Location: MAIN LIB 101

Description

Undoubtedly you have heard someone say, “race is a social construct.” Have you ever thought about what that means? Explore the ways that Europeans constructed the concept of race during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and how that construct has adapted to justify a variety of purposes from justifying colonial projects and social hierarchies to establishing a race-based system of chattel slavery in the United States. The goal of the course is to demonstrate that race is a fluid and contested concept that has changed to meet the needs of the time. To achieve this goal, students will read the work of prominent historians along with primary documents from the periods under study. Over the semester students will learn about how race intersects with class and gender to provide ideological cover for exploitation with the rise of the capitalist economic system. Please note: This class is a reading-intensive course and will be solely discussion based.