Systemic Racism in the US (SOC 209)

Term: 2022-2023 Fall Term

Faculty

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Dr. Danielle Lewis 

Office: LMC 204

My Fall 2025 Student Hours:

Monday: 8:00AM-9:00AM; 10:00AM-11:00AM; 12:00PM-1:00PM

Tuesday: 9:15AM-10:45AM

Wednesday: 8:00AM-9:00AM; 12:00PM-1:00PM; 2:00PM-2:30PM

Thursday: 9:15AM-10:45AM; 12:05PM-1:00PM

Friday: 8:00AM-9:00AM; 10:00AM-11:00AM; 12:00PM-1:00PM                                  

All student hours are in person in my office. I am available outside of office hours by appointment. Meetings can be in person or virtual.

 

Schedule

Tue-Thu, 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM (8/22/2022 - 12/7/2022) Location: MAIN LMC 211

Description

This course will explore the roots of systemic racism in the U.S. drawing connections to African history, colonialism, European migration, and the Transatlantic Slave trade. Students will grapple with ideologies of persistent racism exploring the ways in which these ideas were foundational to the creation of racial hierarchies, shaped and shape our social institutions, and intertwine with other identities such as gender, class, and sexuality. Readings and assignments will help students make connections between how race and the process of racialization are reproduced in our everyday life and work to sustain systems of oppression.