2024 Fall
AFRICAM 27AC 001 - LEC 001
Race, Racism and Resistance in the United States
Michael M Cohen
Class #:23483
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
African American Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
5
Enrolled: 195
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 200
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
FRI, DECEMBER 20TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Genetics & Plant Bio 100
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Course Catalog Description
This course explores the role of race, racism and resistance in the United States from 1492 to the present. We do this by reading autobiographical works written by racial justice activists alongside works in the theory of racial formations. Together we ask: What is race? How do we define and recognize racism? How has race shaped the lives of Americans historically classified as minorities? And how have anti-racist intellectuals represented the personal and political struggles of racialized communities living in a white majority culture? To answer these questions we focus on the intersections of race, class and gender; immigration, labor and democracy; and the history of resistance to racial oppression from abolition to liberation and back.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
American Cultures Requirement
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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