Unit name | Theories of Ethnicity and Racism |
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Unit code | SOCIM3107 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Fox |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit examines key theoretical debates on racism, ethnicity and nationalism, critically assessing the ways in which these concepts are used in social science, political and everyday discourse. It explores competing explanatory frameworks and links analyses of ethnicity, racism and nationalism to theories of social change and modernity. Debates on multiculturalism, assimilation and integration are situated and there is an emphasis on the intersections of ethnicity and social inequalities. Drawing on historical and comparative examples, the unit develops a critical engagement with conventional understandings and current concepts including 'cultural racism' and 'new ethnicities'.
Aims:
By the end of the unit, students should be able to:
The main method of teaching will be weekly face-to-face seminar sessions which will involve a combination of lecturing, group discussion and student presentations.
The assessment wil l relate directly to one of more of the learning outcomes specified above in 15 and will be an extended essay of 4000 words (or equivalent) showing an in-depth understanding and integration of key aspects of the unit.