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In Anti-Racism II, we will examine the continued salience of racism as a tool of structural discrimination today. The semester will feature lectures and conversations with academics from MU and other universities, as well as community experts who will take us to the heart of their research on and lived experiences of racism and anti-racist strategies and practices. Examples of topics include: racism and schools; racism and nationalism; colonialism, racism and indigenous people’s experience; racism and Apartheid; racism and international law in Palestine; racism in intersectional perspectives – including gender, class and sexuality; racism, work and politics, racism and the welfare state; racism and statistics; and anti-Asian racism; racism and international development.
Our discussions will take us around the world – from Ireland and Europe to Central and South America, North America, the Middle East, Asia, South Africa, and Australia. Throughout the module, we will focus on different forms of anti-racist activism and debate how democratic societies can respond to racial prejudice and nurture more inclusive and just forms of citizenship and belonging.
100% CA assessment will be based on individual reflections and group projects, focused on developing students’ competencies to think through and engage in discussions on issues tied to racism and other forms of systemic discrimination. The goal is to provide students with knowledge-based capacities to confront racism in their everyday lives - personal, professional and civic - and across transnational fields of belonging in the interconnected world.