CTSJ 395 Critical Race Studies

An advanced seminar in Critical Theory and Social Justice. May be repeated for credit.

Whiteness

This course seeks to engage the emergent body of scholarship known as Critical White Studies (CWS). This scholarship is designed to deconstruct the racial category “white.”  We will examine the historical, legal, economic, gender, and aesthetic constructions of whiteness.  Particular attention will be paid to the problem of blackface. We will also critically examine CWS. Core Requirement Met: United States Diversity.