Sociology of Race and Education

EDU S402 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

In The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois famously wrote, “The problem of the Twentieth Century is the color line—the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea.” The color line endures – and education has been a primary site of racial conflict, harm, and inequity. In this seminar, students will explore sociological theories of race, racism, and power, and interrogate how race has shaped the purposes of schooling in the US, the formation of knowledge, teaching, and pedagogy, and the experiences of communities, families, students, and educators. Through engagement with leading scholars in the sociology of education via class visits and theoretical and empirical scholarship, students will interrogate some of the most enduring debates in the sociology of race and education. It is recommended that students have taken prior courses in social theory, race, and racial inequality within schools.

This seminar is for doctoral students.