PHIL 3230 - Philosophy of Race and Ethnicity

3 hours

Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 with a grade of “C-” or better or Permission of the Instructor
A systematic analysis of the construction and evolution of the concept of “race.” The course examines assumptions behind questions of race, ethnicity, and identity, and considers the ethical, metaphysical, and epistemological implications of racial and ethnic designations such as African-American Blackness, American Latinx, as well as Indian and Asian categories. How is the concept of race different from or related to ethnicity? How are these related to racism and discrimination? Are these integral to identity? How are these decided, and by whom?