Critical Social Inquiry 0265 - History and Theories of Racial Capitalism

This course examines historical and theoretical scholarship on the development and operation of racial capitalism. Focusing on the United States, the course explores research areas such as slavery, settler-colonialism, immigration and migration, the war on terror, economics, and the law. At the same time, we will also explore the relationship between gender, sexuality, and racial capitalism examining feminist, queer, and trans understandings of the foundational relationship between capitalism and race. Keywords: Black, Native, Feminism, Marxism

In/Justice Students should have taken a course concerning race, gender, or sexuality. Students should generally expect to spend 6 hours a week on work outside of class.