Experiences of US Minorities in Public Schools credit:

3 Hours

This course provides a foundational approach to examining the diverse experiences of minority groups in the United States from the Colonial Era to the present. Particular attention is paid to how social constructions of race in US history dictated parameters around citizenship, immigration and the right to attend public schools. Racial and cultural identities are not examined in isolation, but in critical ways that gender, class, sexual identity and abilities have also informed processes of (mis)understandings in the classroom. Students are encouraged to reflect deeply on the topics as well as consider possibilities of addressing structural inequality in education as we enter a new demographic era where racial diversity will be the mainstay.