RM200 - Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies:
Selected topics in the critical study of race and ethnicity. May be taught as block or half-block course.
1 unit — Atuire, Carrizo, Cramer, Guessous, Hunt, Khan, Kumar, Lo, McKay, Munoz, Popkin, Ratchford, Tabares
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In our current pandemic crisis, marked by economic instability and racial conflict, we are witnessing a new emergence of anti-Asian rhetoric and acts of violence. Given the state of the planet and our society, this course invites us to imagine alternatives to the existing order as the first step towards systemic change.


Offerings
Term | Block | Title | Instructor | Location | Student Limit/Available | Updated |
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Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: James Baldwin and Religion | Christopher Hunt | Armstrong Hall 233 | 25 / 5 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Movies, Representation and Intervention | Dwanna McKay | Tutt Library 204 | 25 / 23 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 2 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Inequality in the U. S. | Vanessa Munoz | Palmer Hall 219 | 25 / 21 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Migration Studies: The Other Russia Topic Details | Natalia Khan | See Prof. 003 | 25 / 8 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Caste: Histories & Theories of Discrimination, Ex Topic Details | Purvi Mehta | Palmer Hall 225 | 25 / 3 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: The Discourse of the Veil | Nadia Guessous | Interdisciplinary House LowerClass | 25 / 14 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Inequality in the U.S. | Vanessa Munoz | Palmer Hall 123 | 25 / 7 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Critical Media Studies | Heidi R. Lewis | East Campus Community Center 202 | 25 / 3 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block H | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Trauma and Healing Topic Details | Jamal Ratchford | Palmer Hall 230 | 32 / 3 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 5 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Race, Ethnicity, and Prejudice in the Ancient Wor | Owen Cramer | Armstrong Hall 259B | 25 / 1 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Borders, Migration, and Citizenship in the Contem Topic Details | Christiane Steckenbiller | Armstrong Hall 348 | 25 / 6 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Intro to Africana Studies Topic Details | Anbegwon Atuire | Armstrong Hall 334 | 25 / 21 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: History of Modern South Asia | Purvi Mehta | Palmer Hall 233A | 25 / 5 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Development and Social Change in the Global South Topic Details | Eric Popkin | Palmer Hall 127 | 25 / 11 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Inequality in the U.S. | Vanessa Munoz | Palmer Hall 122 | 25 / 2 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Introduction to Asian American Literature Topic Details | Aline Lo | Armstrong Hall 259B | 25 / 10 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: The Idea of Latin America Topic Details | Andreea Marinescu | Armstrong Hall 235 | 25 / 19 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Memory and Mapping: Economic Geography and Race Topic Details | Anbegwon Atuire | Palmer Hall 229 | 25 / 9 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Religion & Race in the Modern World Topic Details | Christopher Hunt | Cossitt Hall 101B | 25 / 21 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Eating Asian America: Race and Food Topic Details | Leland Tabares | TBA | 25 / 0 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: American Sport and Society Topic Details | Jamal Ratchford | Palmer Hall 233A | 25 / 5 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Turkish German Cinema Topic Details | Christiane Steckenbiller, Baran Germen | Taught Abroad 001 | 25 / 14 | 03/31/2025 |
Summer 2025 | Block B | Topics in Race Ethnicity and Migration Studies: Hidden Spaces, Hidden Narratives: Intersectionality Topic Details | Heidi R. Lewis | Taught Abroad 001 | 25 / 14 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 2 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Rise of Sport Topic Details | Jamal Ratchford | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 2 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Development and Social Change in the Global South | Eric Popkin | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 2 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Inequality in the U.S. | Vanessa Munoz | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 3 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: The Other Russia: The Indigenous Peoples Topic Details | Natalia Khan | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 3 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Asian American Activism | Leland Tabares | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 3 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Unsettling Settler Colonialism in American Educati Topic Details | Tina Valtierra, Dwanna McKay | TBA | 32 / 32 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 3 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Migration Studies: Anthropological Theory | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 | |
Fall 2025 | Block 4 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Gendered Controversies Topic Details | Nadia Guessous | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 4 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Inequality in the U.S. | Vanessa Munoz | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 5 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: James Baldwin & Religion Topic Details | Christopher Hunt | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: The Harlem Renaissance | Anbegwon Atuire | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Migration Studies: Introduction to Asian American Literature | Aline Lo | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 7 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: LGBTQ Social Movements in the US Topic Details | Rushaan Kumar | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Intro to Africana Studies | Anbegwon Atuire | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: American Sport and Society | Jamal Ratchford | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies: Race, Ethnicity, and Prejudice in the Ancient Topic Details | Owen Cramer | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Worlds of Musical Meaning Topic Details | Liliana Carrizo | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |