2016-2017
Race and Ethnicity in British Society
Category: Sociology
Code: IS 063
Level: 5
Credits: 15
Teaching Pattern
Week 1
2 x 3hrs
Week 2
2 x 3hrs
1 x 6hrs
Week 3
2 x 3hrs
Seminar
Field trip
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Tutorial
1
x
20mins
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*you will be expected to do approximately 108 hours of independent study over the 4 weeks.
*Additional Field Trip fee of £60.00
Week 4
2 x 3hrs
Outline
This module examines the origins and implications of the idea of ‘race’ in British society. Starting with
historical snapshots of key moments in British history, with a racial focus, you look at how ‘race’ is
imagined and thought about and the impact of racial difference and racialised thinking on the lives of
people in Britain today.
In particular, this module uses lived experiences, both from the class and of British people (on CD,
film and in texts), from which to consider contemporary theoretical understandings of the concept and
representations of ‘race’, racialised conflict and racism. The classroom discussions on this interactive
module will be lively and highly relevant to our relationship with ‘race’ in the 21st century.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
Review how the idea of ‘race’ can provide a perspective on social and structural relations in
the UK
Put forward a convincing argument using theoretical concepts regarding the future of ‘race’ as
a meaningful social construct
Discuss the implications of racial identity and ‘identification with’ to include the idea of the
normalisation of whiteness and with reference to key social theorists
Identify and put forward a well referenced argument in essay form on an aspect of ‘race’ and
ethnicity in British society.
Contacts
Yaa Asare
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[email protected]
Phone :
Indicative Reading List
Core Reading List
Gilroy. P. 2004, After Empire: Multiculture or Postcoloial Melancholia
Malik, K. 1996 The Meaning of Race: Race, History and Culture in Western Society
Carby, H. 1982, ‘ White Women Listen! Black Feminism and Boundaries of Sisterhood’ in The Empire
Strikes Back
Aziz, R.1997, ‘The Problem of Difference’ in Black British Feminism
Dyer, R. 1997 White: Essays on Race and Culture, selected chapters
Ifekwunige, J. 1999 Scattered Belongings
Richardson, R. and Wood, A. 2000 Inclusive Schools, Inclusive Society
Asare, Y. 2009, “Them and Us”: Race Equality Interventions in Predominantly White Schools
Hall, S. 1988 Policing the Crisis: Mugging, The State and Law and Order
Alexander, C. 2008, (Re)thinking gangs: Gangs, Youth Violence and Public Policy
Hall, S. (ed) 1997 Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices
Ferguson, R. 1998 Representing ‘Race’: Ideology, Identity and the Media
Bonnett, A. 2000 Anti- Racism
Gilroy, P. 1992 ‘The end of anti racism” in J. Donald and A. Rattansi (eds) „Race‟, Culture and Difference
Williams, P.J. 1997 Seeing a Colour Blind Future: The Paradox of Race
Hewitt, R. 2005 White Backlash and the Politics of Multiculturalism
University Library
The Library,
University of Sussex,
Brighton
BN1 9QL
Phone: 01273 678163
[email protected]
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