Afro-American Studies 366 - SEM: CONTEMP TOPICS AFR-AM ST

Topics course. Police Brutality, Economic Inequality, Stop & Frisk, War on Drugs, Stand Your Ground; under imperial rule, Ferguson is the culmination of injustice that has allowed the taking of young black lives by law enforcement. This course will examine the way in which the systems of power have impacted new patterns of social resistance under the radar of Homeland Security. This seminar will explore how the use of contemporary media uprooted the unfolding of urban genocide within black and brown communities. We will ask questions such as: How effective has social media been in representing the response to a militarized police state? Does the popularizing of #Hashtag topics emit justice? How has social resistance changed on the stage of a worldwide platform? Who are the new purveyors demanding social justice? Permission of instructor required. Not open to first-years or sophomores.

Topic: HASHTAG #FERGUSON: The Politics of Resistance of Post 911. Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores