Race Scholars Denied Syllabus

Abstract

This course is designed to introduce students to the sociological theories of major sociologists of color who have been systematically denied mainstream influence in the discipline. The course provides a general overview of sociology as a formal discipline in the US, particularly its early emphasis on justifying racial inequality. The bulk of the...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Race, Class and Gender, Racial and Ethnic Relations, Sociological Practice

Resource Type(s):

Syllabus

Class Level(s):

College 200, College 300, College 400

Class Size(s):

Medium, Small

Usage Notes

Usage Notes are appended to the end of the syllabus file

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students should be able to describe how power affects the production and acceptance of social scientific claims.
2. Students should have a broad understanding of the development of sociology as a discipline in the United States, and the role of race in this development.
3. Students should be able to explain how various social scientists of color explain the perpetuation of racial inequality in the US, and how this differs from mainstream, white explanations.
4. Students should be able to describe how class, race, and gender intersect in the work of major scholars of color.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Knowledge of core course material is primarily assessed through in-class discussion. Students are expected to read assigned texts before class, with the assistance of an annotated syllabus. Understanding of the assigned text and relevant concepts is demonstrated through active engagement in class discussions.
2. Students are responsible for eight reading responses throughout the course of the semester (four before the midterm; four after). Reading responses incentivize reading and understanding assigned texts before class. Students are asked to summarize the assigned reading in 300-400 words and include questions they have about the text, which are used in class...
3. Students are assigned two papers (a midterm and final) in response to a prompt specifically tied to the learning goals of the course.
4. Sociology majors are able to use the course to develop their senior theses if they are sufficiently relevant to the course material.