- Race, Power, and Dialogue

Catalog description

A critical study of race, racism, and racial power in the United States, as connected to global and historical forces. This course combines social theory, reflexive analysis, peer-to-peer dialogue, and collaborative group work to examine how race is constructed, lived, reproduced, and contested within systems of domination and resistance. Topics include racial socialization, racial identity development, and intersectionality; the historical processes of racialization that mark bodies, spaces, and practices; systemic racism across institutional domains that include law, education, and media; and strategies for challenging racism and advancing racial justice in communities, organizations, and everyday life. Beyond content learning, students develop applied skills for self-examination, dialoguing across differences, working with conflict, and aligning values and practice.