SOC 075 PZ -American Settler Colonialism

Institution: Pitzer

Description: The United States is a settler colonial society. How does this, and Indigenous resistance to American settler colonialism, affect all aspects of social life in the United States? This course will examine the impacts of this ongoing settler colonial nature and Indigenous resistance to it on a variety of aspects of American society, including; relations with the natural world, incarceration, militarism, gender, sexuality, national culture, education, citizenship, racial inequality, capitalism, political power, and social movements. Material will address historical and contemporary dynamics. A sub-theme of the course will be engaging in personal and collective processes of unsettling settler histories, through both a personal / family history project and through participating in a community-oriented interactive educational tool called the Kairos Blanket Exercise. The latter project will also involve working with members of the Tongva community, the original peoples of the Los Angeles Basin.

Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

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