SOC 324: Race & Ethnic Relations Course Readings for Fall 2020

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8/25          Course Introduction - The Origins of Ethnicity & Racism

                                           Webinar: Our Race Shapes Our Realities

8/27-9/1         Lecture 01: White Nativism & Columbus

                  Reading: Cancel Columbus!


9/3-9/8         Lecture 02: White Supremacy and the US Constitution

Reading: Preface to A Formula for Eradicating Racism


9/10-9/15 Lecture 03: Reticulation: Celebrating Diversity

Reading: Donald Trump: The Racist Messiah & Ethnic Cleansing


9/17-9/22 Lecture 04: Race as Deviance

Reading: The Crime of Being Black in Public & Getting it Wrong at Starbucks


9/22 First Take-Home Exam Due at the Beginning of Class


9/24-9/29 Lecture 05: Jane Elliott, Suggestion and Racist-Sadism

Reading: Race and the Power of Suggestion & Angry Eyes

10/1-10/6 Lecture 06: White Privilege

Reading: The Invisible Knapsack & The Origins of Excellence

10/8-10/13 Lecture 07: Racial Profiling and Terrorism

Reading: ACLU Definition

10/15-10/20 Lecture 08: IQ, Scientific Racism and Eugenics

Reading: Scientific Racism & The Farce of Race

10/22-10/27 Lecture 09: Slavery, Human Trafficking and Globalization

Reading: The New Jim Crow

10/27 Second Take-Home Exam Due at the Beginning of Class


10/29-11/3 Lecture 10: Aristocrats, Snobbery and Racism

Reading: Racist Snobs & Nature v Nurture

11/5-11/10 Lecture 11: Racism, Drugs and Nixonland

Reading: Tricky Dick & Race as Deviance Part II

11/12-11/19 Lecture 12: Cesar Chavez, the UFW & Nativism

Reading: The Story of Cesar Chavez

11/23-11/27 Thanksgiving Break

12/1-12/3 Lecture 13: A Plan to End Racism

Reading: Anti-Racism for a Better Tomorrow & Insulting the Meat: Terminating Racist Hypocrisy

12/11 Submit Final Exam by 5pm on Friday, 12/11


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