Sociology
4949: Race and Ethnic Relations Fall 2009
(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 9 | Introduction and first group assignment | |
| Sept 11 | Video: "Race: the Power of An Illusion--The Difference Between Us." | Reading assignment: Takaki, chapter 1, Harris (7-8) |
| Week Two: Sept 14 | Race and ethnicity: basic concepts. Race and ethnic conflict. | Takaki, chapter 2 |
| Sept 16 | Video: "Matters of Race: the Divide" | Takaki, chapter 3, or Zinn(9-17) |
| Sept 18 | Racial formation | Omi/Winant(17-22), Davis (61-71) |
| Week Three: Sept 21 | Takaki, chapter 4 | |
| Sept 23 | Video: Spirit of Crazy Horse Ethnic Cleansing in Minnesota | Takaki, chapter 9 |
| Sept 25 | Wilkins (71-86) | |
| Week Four: Sept 28 | Feagan and Feagin(22-32), Bonilla-Silva (33-38) | |
| Sept 30 | Video: "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow" | Takaki, chapter 5 |
| Oct 2 | Blank (39-49) | |
| Week Five: Oct 5 | A Piece of the Pie... Why the Irish... | Takaki, chapter 6 |
| Oct 7 | Video: "Destination America" |
Takaki, chapter 11 |
| Oct 9 | ||
| Week Six: Oct 12 | Exam One | Study Guide 1 |
| Part II: Dynamics of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Oct 14 | Video: "LA is Burning " | Waldinger, 251-259 |
| Oct 16 | Blumer (125-130);McIntosh: | |
| Week Seven: Oct 19 | Discrimination and group conflict; | Takaki, chapter 7 |
| Oct 21 | Video: "Unequal Education " | Newman and Ellis (259-270) |
| Oct 23 | No Shame in my Game | "White Privilege"(Peggy McIntosh)_ |
| Week Eight: Oct 26 | ||
| Oct 28 | Video:""Becoming American: the Chinese Experience--Part III, No Turning Back " (UMD library reserve: VC 4880) | Takaki, chapter 8 (Bring two discussion questions to class) |
| Oct 30 | Epiritu (87-93) | |
| Week Nine: Nov 2 | Takaki, chapter 10 | |
| Nov 4 | Video: "Unfinished Business" | |
| Nov 6 | Cole (219-225) | |
| Week Ten: Nov 9 | Video: "Why Can't We Live Together?" | Massey (start with "Explaining...177-183); Shapiro (57-60) |
| Nov 11 | Segregated housing | |
| Nov 13 | ||
| Week Eleven:Nov 16 | Exam Two | Study Guide 2 (updated 11/1009) |
| Part III. Change and Resistance to Change | ||
| Nov 18 | Video:"Eyes on the Prize: No Easy Walk" | Takaki, chapter 13 |
| Nov 20 | ||
Week Twelve: |
Video: "Chicano: The Struggle in the Fields!" | Takaki, chapter 12 |
| Nov 25 | UFW Home Page | |
| Nov 27 | Thanksgiving Holiday. No class | |
| Week Thirteen: Nov 30 | ||
| Dec 2 | ||
| Dec 4 | ||
| Week Fourteen: Dec 7 | Video: "Shattering the Silences" | |
| Dec 9 | ||
| Dec 11 | ||
| Week Fifteen: Dec 14 | ||
| Dec 16 | Video: "Skin Deep" | |
| Dec 18 | Study Guide |
Final exam is scheduled for Thursday, December 17, 12-2.