Race, Gender, & Capitalism

1 Unit · Graduate

This graduate seminar will focus on fundamental theories in the study of race, gender and capitalism. Questions that animate this class include: How do structures of racism and sexism interact with the economic system of capitalism? What are the limits of capitalism to disrupt and dismantle inequities by race and gender? What are alternative economic structures that might produce conditions for race and gender liberation? How do systems in inequity shape the conditions of marginalized groups both domestically and globally? The seminar will rely heavily on use of canonical, and lesser known, books to answer these questions, and encourages students to use the knowledge gained throughout the seminar to engage in aspects of their own research as a final project.