Global Politics of Race

PSCI

204

Global Politics of Race

The ongoing conversation about the explanatory role of race in global politics as well as the impact of global politics on structural racisms. In this course, we will seek answers to the following questions: Does global politics look different through the lens of race? As well, does the academic study of international relations (IR) look different through the raced lens? How do both the scientific study and the everyday practice of global politics produce and reproduce global racial hierarchies, inequalities, and injustices? How does race interact with other categories of analysis, such as gender and class? In this course, we aim to address these questions and explore these relationships in a systematic way. We will start by acquiring the intellectual tools to engage with the ongoing debate and then examine the centrality of race, racism, and anti-racism in global politics as well as the academic study of IR.

Undergraduate

Yes