ETHNC 5646 - Racial Battle Fatigue

Institution:

University of Utah

Subject:

Ethnic Studies

Description:

This is a seminar course for undergraduate students. This course concerns itself with the study of the racialized mechanisms by which U.S. educational institutions foster and maintain hostile environments and racial microaggressions. Consideration is given first to the kinds of institutional climates that have historically existed in our society, to their bases and sources. Next, the course will review some of the major explanations social analysts have developed to account for why People of Color, in general, and African American and Latino males, in particular, are stratified in inferior statuses in the United Statesbased upon disparate treatment. The course will then turn its attention to the analysis of examining contemporary White racial ideologies, educational practices and structures, and the negative racial climate that maintain racial, ethnic, and social inequalities. Following the aforementioned discussions, the course will provide students with an understanding of the normal processes of sequential biological, sociological, cultural, and psychological costs forStudentsof color. Systems theory, social dominance theory, ecological, coping/resiliency, and cultural strengths perspectives are emphasized as a means to understanding the interactive context of individuals and social systems (families, student groups, university personnel, organizations, and communities) as they exist within social and educational environments and are impacted by a variety of social forces (political, economic, environmental, and ideological). Finally, the course will consider student successes in education. Students will be assigned to present selected readings, possibly, with another student depending on the size of the class. This presentation, significant and pertinent discussions, short writing assignments, and a final paper (including a formal paper presentation) will be a major portion of the students' grade. All students are expected to come to class regularly, to do the assigned reading and to participate in the class discussions.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utah.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 581-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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