Semester-Long Elective

What is identity and how do we study it? How have ideas about race, gender, and sexuality been created, sustained, and changed over time? Who benefits from these ideas? How have we been socialized to perpetuate stereotypes and biases toward groups of people? How do gender and identity intersect with race and class? How do power, socialization, the media, and stereotypes affect our private and public lives? Students will examine the work of important thinkers on race, class consciousness, and identity and engage in authentic and personal discussions in order to connect their experiences to the larger world.