SOC766 Sociology of Ethnicity and Racism

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Veronika Bajt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 U42
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Course requirements: Good command of English language (both spoken and written). Active participation.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
The courses main objective is to examine key theoretical debates on racism, ethnicity and nationalism. Sociology of Ethnicity and Racism critically assesses the ways in which concepts such as race, ethnicity and nation are used in social science, political and everyday discourse. The course explores competing explanatory frameworks and analyses of ethnicity, racism and nationalism. We will debate the meaning and significance of multiculturalism, assimilation, acculturation and integration. The course also emphasises the intersections of ethnicity and social inequalities. Drawing on historical and comparative examples, this course develops a critical engagement with conventional understandings and current concepts including cultural racism.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • The following themes will be discussed: Basic concepts and definitions: 'race', ethnicity, nation, racism, nationalism; historical antecedents and contemporary manifestations of racism; slavery and the rise of 'scientific' racism; theories of race and racism; modernity and race; ethnicity: the idea of ethnic revival; primordialism; nations and nationalism; ethnonationalisms; multiculturalism and citizenship: the politics of difference, individual and collective rights; assimilation and integration; segregation and social exclusion; social inequality.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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