Racial Justice and Cultural Oppression

Graduate Corequisites: Graduate Corequisites: HB 720; Or permission of department chair. Required of all students - This course examines the causes and implications of racism as a dynamic force influencing social work, and the Intersectionality of racism with other forms of oppression. The course builds on and integrates concepts presented in foundation courses. It analyzes and evaluates the social, cultural, political, economic and interpersonal contexts of racism that bear on our current policies and institutional arrangements. The course is designed to familiarize students with 1) theoretical overviews of racism and oppression; 2) historical accounts and contemporary experiences of racism, 3) the formation of complex racial identity, 4) multicultural contexts and fundamentals of cultural competency, and 5) effective social change efforts based on organizational analysis.