Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies

Interdisciplinary survey of people of African descent that draws on the overlapping approaches of history, literature, anthropology, legal studies, media studies, performance, linguistics, and creative writing. This course connects the experiences of African-Americans and of other American minorities, focusing on social, political, and cultural histories, and on linguistic patterns.

Syllabus

Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 1: Introduction
Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 2: Immigration
Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 3: Enlightenment, Neoliberalism and Racism
Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 4: Polarized Politics
Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 5: Neoliberalism to Populism
Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 6: Populism & Big Data, Facebook's Dark Posts
Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 7: Human Rights and Voting Rights
Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 8: What Can We Do?
Lecture 26, Part 1: Student Presentation "Language, Resistance and Liberation"
Lecture 26, Part 2: Student Perspectives on the Course