BLST 104: Race, Place, and Schooling: Black Americans and Education
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Course Description
Examination of the social, political, cultural, and economic factors shaping Black Americans’ educational experiences in the United States historically and currently. Same as EDPS 104. General Education: Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding U.S. Society course.
This course also fulfills the Cultural Production and Analysis and Race, Politics, and Institutions major/minor theme requirements.
3 credit hours.
Past Texts Include
Elizabeth Todd-Breland, “Community Control”
Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Case for Reparations”
Eve Ewing, “Mourning”
Ken Robinson Changing Education Paradigms Heading link
Ken Robinson, renowned education expert, discusses the need to change education paradigms.
The Field: Violence, Hip Hop & Hope in Chicago Heading link
This documentary film chronicles hip hip and life on the streets in Chicago.