Race and Violence in the U.S. and Europe

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Crosslisted With: SOCL 378 This course examines when, how, and why racial violence happens in the United States and Europe. While seemingly random, racial violence is the result of complex social and historical forces which occur across time and place. The goal of this course is for students to study this complexity from an interdisciplinary perspective. In doing so, students will grapple with how racial violence happens through interactions and institutions. Topics covered in this course include: racism, antisemitism, genocide, fascism, eugenics, the Ku Klux Klan, Nazis, lynching, forced sterilization, white supremacy, police brutality. These topics will be investigated using a variety of lenses: sociological, historical, psychological, economic, political, and aesthetic. Prerequisite(s): Completion of FHCI Pillar course Corequisite(s): None *Fulfills Civitae Core PHCI WI