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This inter-disciplinary course explores regimes of producing and resisting racialized difference – the ‘global colour line’ - in the 21st century. Beginning with a consideration of the historical lineages of racializing practices and their critique, the course turns to exploring concepts in contemporary debates about ethnicity and race including: ‘double consciousness’, Afropessimism, conviviality, the Black & Red Atlantic, Indigeneity, and race as the lived experience of class. Topics covered include Indigenous Rights and International Law; Race & Religion (especially the racialisation of European/Western Muslims); Race and Social Abandonment (students will be encouraged to explore the 2008 Financial Crisis, the Grenfell Fire, and the Covid19 pandemic); border crossings and the racialization of migrants and refugees; the Rhodes Must Fall campaign, the Black Lives Matter movement as well as similar movements locally.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course explores regimes of producing and resisting racialized difference – the ‘global colour line’ - in the 21st century. Beginning with a consideration of the historical lineages of racializing practices and their critique, the course turns to exploring concepts in contemporary debates about ethnicity and race including: ‘double consciousness’, Afropessimism, conviviality, the Black & Red Atlantic, Indigeneity, and race as the lived experience of class. Topics covered include Indigenous Rights and International Law; Race & Religion (especially the racialisation of European/Western Muslims); Race and Social Abandonment (students will be encouraged to explore the 2008 Financial Crisis, the Grenfell Fire, and the Covid19 pandemic); border crossings and the racialization of migrants and refugees; the Rhodes Must Fall campaign, the Black Lives Matter movement as well as similar movements locally. The course draws on an inter-disciplinary array of materials from the philosophy of science, global health, social sciences, the humanities, and visual and popular culture.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 41 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback provided through MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | 1500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Develop critical thinking skills to challenge modes of knowing that normalize racialized difference. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand concepts and debates about race/ethnicity/racialization/racism. |
| Factual | Analyse | Acquire knowledge about the racialized effects of socio-political-and economic events and phenomena. |
| Factual | Understand | Acquire knowledge about debates in the philosophy of science and non-western knowledge systems. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback provided through MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Develop critical thinking skills to challenge modes of knowing that normalize racialized difference. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand concepts and debates about race/ethnicity/racialization/racism. |
| Factual | Analyse | Acquire knowledge about the racialized effects of socio-political-and economic events and phenomena. |
| Factual | Understand | Acquire knowledge about debates in the philosophy of science and non-western knowledge systems. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written feedback provided through MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | 1000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand concepts and debates about race/ethnicity/racialization/racism. |
| Factual | Analyse | Acquire knowledge about the racialized effects of socio-political-and economic events and phenomena. |
| Factual | Understand | Acquire knowledge about debates in the philosophy of science and non-western knowledge systems. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Develop critical thinking skills to challenge modes of knowing that normalize racialized difference. |
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