Sociology 241 - Race, Empire and Discipline

This course explores the role of the state in the creation of both race and discipline as it exists in the contemporary U.S. In doing so, we will begin to understand how these apparatuses allow for the creation and expansion of the U.S. empire. In particular, we will use the racialization of Muslims to see how race, discipline and empire are all collective processes and have clear examples of how these processes play out. We will look at how discipline itself is racialized and creates the scaffolding for expanding U.S. empire and then imagine an alternative world, one without racialized discipline and U.S. empire. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Enrollment limited to 35. (E)

[CE] SOC 101