2010/11 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SLSP2084 Racism and Ethnicity Studies: A Global Approach

20 creditsClass Size: 47

Module manager: Ian Law
Email: I.G.Law@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2010/11

Pre-requisite qualifications

Normally 40 credits taken within the Faculty of ESSL or related disciplines.

Module replaces

SLSP2080 Sociology of Race

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will give you skills and knowledge to enable you to understand theoretical and conceptual debates within the sociology of racism and ethnicity, and their implications for understanding and challenging problems of racism, inequality and diversity acros the globe. This will involve the acquisition of knowledge relative to patterns of continuity and change in racism and ethnicity, and an awareness of the relationship between ethnic and cultural diversity and social inequality.Topics covered include: the historical origins of race and racism, scientific racism, foundational figures, understanding ethnicity, regional racialisation, racist violence, racism reduction, media representation, and the post-racial, post-ethic world.

Objectives

On successful completion of this module students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical and conceptual debates within the sociology of racism and ethnicity and their implications for understanding and challenging problems of across the globe, but with particular reference to Britain and Europe.

This will involve the acquisition of knowledge relative to patterns of continuity and change in racism and ethnicity, and an awareness of the relationship between ethnic and cultural diversity and social inequality. Students will develop transferable skills (particularly written and oral communication), cognitive skills (particularly synthetic and evaluative) and specific skills in the ability to show racial and cultural awareness.

Syllabus

- History of representations of race
- Theories of racism and and ethnicity
- Race and science
- Racist violence
- Media representation
- Exclusion and discrimination
- The post-racial world

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			179.00
Total Contact hours			21.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

22 hours preparation for lectures
100 hours for seminars and formative essays
57 hours for revision or assessed essays

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Seminar/tutorial attendance/participation; Seminar/tutorial presentation/group work.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	5,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 25/10/2011

Disclaimer

Browse Other Catalogues

• Undergraduate module catalogue
• Taught Postgraduate module catalogue
• Undergraduate programme catalogue
• Taught Postgraduate programme catalogue

Errors, omissions, failed links etc should be notified to the Catalogue Team.PROD