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Race, Ethnicity and Identity (L6090)

Race, Ethnicity and Identity

Module L6090

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Module details for 2022/23.

30 credits

FHEQ Level 6

Module Outline

This module focuses on theories of race, ethnicity and identity. It applies diverse theoretical approaches to race, ethnicity and identity to historical and contemporary contexts. As well as examining the way in which racial and ethnic identities have been constructed across time and space, the module interrogates these constructions with specific reference to: slavery, colonialism and the science of race; visual culture and the gaze; racial capitalism, structural violence and the state; feminism and intersectionality; whiteness and critical race theory; migration and decolonial perspectives; museum collections and the politics of representation; mixed race identities; and necropolitics and precarity.

Weekly sessions:
Historical Reflections on Race: Slavery, Colonialism and the Science of Race
Race, Visual Culture and the Gaze
Racial Capitalism, Structural Violence and the State
Feminism, Intersectionality and the Politics of Difference
Whiteness studies and Critical Race Theory
Migration and Decolonial perspectives
Museum Collections and the Politics of Representation
Mixed Race Identities
Necropolitics and COVID-19

Full Module Description

Module learning outcomes

Have an understanding of the history and theories of race and ethnicity, and how they interact with others forms of identification such as gender, sexuality, nationality and class.

Display a knowledge of a range of situated historical, contemporary and ethnographic case studies that reveal the dynamics of race and ethnicity in relation to hierarchy, power, resistance, representation and techniques of governance.

Apply theory/insights/literature to empirical contexts and specific themes related to the topic with an appropriate degree of critical awareness and with reference to the literature.

Conduct independent research on a related topic.

Conduct independent research on a related topic.

Conduct independent research on a related topic.

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Type	Timing	Weighting
Dissertation (7000 words)	Semester 2 Assessment Week 1 Tue 16:00	100.00%

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Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

Term	Method	Duration	Week pattern
Spring Semester	Seminar	3 hours	11111111111

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