The minor in Racial and Ethnic Studies uses interdisciplinary and comparative frameworks to understand the underlying social, cultural, and historical circumstances that impact the formation of racial and ethnic categories. As the United States becomes more racially and ethnically diverse the minor in Racial & Ethnic Studies pairs well with other majors and minors across Assumption, as employers in a wide range of fields appreciate graduates who understand these changes and work within increasingly diverse workforces.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about scholarship that explains the formation, representation, and transformation of racial and ethnic categories in specific social and historical contexts.
- Explore research that addresses the historical origins of the modern idea of race and of ethnic identities in the United States and other nations.
- Examine how race and ethnicity shape contemporary socio-economic opportunities and outcomes, and are represented in different cultural genres such as literature, art, music, and visual media.
- Address how questions of race and ethnicity relate to justice and social change through social movements, activism, and other forms of civic engagement in the US and abroad.
Program Contact
Steven D. Farough, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of Racial and Ethnic Studies
Sep 19
2024
2024
Sep 20
2024
2024
Sep 25
2024
2024
Faculty
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