The Politics of Identity: Race, Ethnicity, and Power in Global Perspective

Harvard FAS

This class will examine the varied relationships between identities and political behavior in the United States and around the world. Over the course of the semester, we will investigate questions such as: What is identity and how does it affect social and political outcomes? Why are some identities salient for particular people or groups while others are not? Can we change our identities, and if so, under what circumstances and to what end? How do forces outside of us – such as the…