Sociology
4949: Race and Ethnic Relations Fall 2005
(Subject to Change: You are responsible to check this schedule if you miss class)
| Part I: History of Race and Ethnicity in America | ||
| Week One: Sept 7 | Introduction. First group assignment. | |
| Sept 9 | Video: "Race: the Power of An Illusion--The Difference Between Us." | Reading assignment: Takaki, chapter 1 |
| Week Two: Sept 12 | Race and ethnicity: basic concepts. Race and ethnic conflict. | Takaki, chapter 2 |
| Sept 14 | Video: "Matters of Race: the Divide" | Takaki, chapter 3 |
| Sept 16 | Waldinger (318-330) | |
| Week Three: Sept 19 | DLN Coalition: the Black Hills (Read the article titled "Same Black Hills: More White Justice." | |
| Sept 21 | Video: Spirit of Crazy Horse | Takaki, chapter 4 |
| Sept 23 | Takaki, chapter 9 | |
| Week Four: Sept 26 | Racial Formation | Rodriguez/Gutierrez (59-65); Omi/Winant (9-17) |
| Sept 28 | Video: "Africans in America: Revolution" | Wilkins (66-86) |
| Sept 30 | Takaki, chapter 5 | |
| Week Five: Oct 3 | A Piece of the Pie... Why the Irish... | Takaki, chapter 6 |
| Oct 5 | . | Takaki, chapter 11 |
| Oct 7 | Video: "Out of Ireland" | |
| Week Six: Oct 10 | Exam One | Study Guide 1 |
| Part II: Dynamics of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Oct 12 | Video: "The Color of Fear" | Schuman (127-137) |
| Oct 14 | Blumer (111-117);McIntosh: "White Privilege" | |
| Week Seven: Oct 17 | Discrimination and group conflict; | Takaki, chapter 7 |
| Oct 19 | Video: "Unequal Education" | Kozol (172-181) |
| Oct 21 | Feagin (161-171) | |
| Week Eight: Oct 24 | Takaki, chapter 8 | |
| Oct 26 | Video:""Becoming American: the Chinese Experience--Part III, No Turning Back " (UMD library reserve: VC 4880) | Epiritu (86-95) |
| Oct 28 | Takaki, chapter 10 | |
| Week Nine: Oct 31 | Takaki, chapter 12 | |
| Nov 2 | Video: "Matters of Race: Race Is/Race Ain't" | Cole (234-243) |
| Nov 4 | ||
| Week Ten: Nov 7 | Video: "Race: the Power of an Illusion--Episode 2: The House We Live In" | Massey (start with "Explaining...363-380); |
| Nov 9 | Segregated housing | DeSena (380-391) |
| Nov 11 | Complexity of Race Relations | Takaki, chapter 13 |
| Week Eleven:Nov 14 | Exam Two | Study Guide 2 |
| Part III. Change and Resistance to Change | ||
| Nov 16 | Video:"Eyes on the Prize: No Easy Walk" | Takaki, chapter 14 |
| Nov 18 | Neckerman (306-318) | |
Week Twelve: |
Video: "Chicano: The Struggle in the Fields!" | Waters (493-509) |
| Nov 23 | UFW Home Page | |
| Nov 25 | Thanksgiving Holiday. No class | |
| Week Thirteen: Nov 28 | r"The Lost Youth of Leech Lake: Beacons of Hope," Star Tribune, April 27, 2004 | |
| Nov 30 | Video: "Waasa Inaabidaa: Ojibwe Oral Tradition" | Wu(546-564) |
| Dec 2 | ||
| Week Fourteen: Dec 5 | Video: "Shattering the Silences" | Star Tribune: Immigrants--the New Activists |
| Dec 7 | Gallagher (575-588) | |
| Dec 9 | Guest Speaker: Susana Pelayo Woodward, Director, Hispanic/Latino/Chicana Center | |
| Week Fifteen: Dec 12 | Gans (588-604) | |
| Dec 14 | Video: "Skin Deep" | Gallagher (623-626) |
| Dec 16 | Study Guide |
Final exam is scheduled for Thursday, December 22, from 10 a.m. - 11.55.