| Module Code: SOC3015 |
Module Title: SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY |
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Module Provider: Sociology
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Short Name: SOC326
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Level: HE3
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Module Co-ordinator: TYLER K Dr (Sociology)
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Number of credits: 20
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Number of ECTS credits: 10
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| Module Availability |
| Two semesters |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Components of Assessment
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Method(s)
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Percentage Weighting
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Essays
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2 x 2000 word essays
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40%
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Examination
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1 x 3 hour examination
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60%
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| Module Overview |
| This module introduces students to the contemporary debates in the sociology of race, ethnicity and racism. Historical material, social theories and cross-cultural ethnographic studies will be used to illustrate the social construction of race and ethnicity and the reproduction of racial power in western societies. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None |
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| Module Aims |
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of the course, students should:
- Critically understand sociological approaches to the study of race, ethnicity, racism, migration, post-colonialism and identity formation
- Will understand the way in which race, ethnicity and racism interacts with other social divisions and inequalities
- Be familiar with empirical studies of race and ethnicity and be able to connect them with the major theoretical issues in this field
- Will develop a critical awareness of multicultural and anti-racist values.
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| Module Content |
The module will draw upon a wide range of theoretical and empirical studies covering:
- The historical formation of race, ethnicity and racism - from nineteenth century science of race to the so-called ‘new’ cultural racism;
- Theoretical perspectives – cultural studies, post-colonial theory, black and white feminist epistemologies, racism as discourse, structure and process;
- Race, ethnicity and the state – nationalism, citizenship, refugees and asylum seekers;
- The migration process – class, gender and religion;
- Cultural politics: Rastafarianism, the new Asian dance music and other contemporary musical forms;
- Cultural identities - white ethnicity, inter-racial identities and trans-national adoption;
- Race and politics - Europe and far right politics, anti-racism;
- Race, spaces and boundaries - the rural, the urban;
- Race, nature and culture - the ‘new’ genetic technologies
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Lectures and seminars
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Anthias, F. and Yuval-Davis, N. (1993) Racialised Boundaries: Race, Nation, Gender, Colour and Class and the Anti-racist struggle, Routledge.
Back, L. and Solomos, J. (2000) Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader, Routledge.
Bulmer, M. and Solomos, J. (eds) (1999) Racism, Oxford University Press.
Donald, J. and Rattansi, A. (1992) ‘Race’, Culture and Difference, Sage.
Frankenberg, R. (eds) (1997) Displacing Whiteness: Essays in Social and Cultural Criticism, Duke University Press.
Gilroy , P. (1987) There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack, Routledge.
Miles, R. (1989) Racism, Routledge
Said, E. W. (1995) Orientalism, Penguin. |
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| Last Updated |
| 15th August 2006 |
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