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SOCI0313A-F21

White People
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White People
White people did not just appear out of nowhere. Instead, they are the result of a long history of structural and everyday racism that was always intertwined with class, sex, sexuality, and nation. We will explore how whiteness became a foundational category for citizenship in the US, especially after the Civil War when the Color Line was drawn through the legal, cultural, and spatial practices of Jim Crow. We will consider how "new immigrants" and even white "trash" became white primarily through the exclusion of Black Americans. Finally, we will look at the formation of whiteness today as a site of privilege, aggrieved entitlement, and violence. 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92393
Subject Code:
SOCI
Course Number:
0313
Section Identifier:
A

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Fall 2021

SOCI0313A-F21 Lecture (Essig)