ANTHR 6487

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ANTHR 6487
Racial Capitalism

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This course introduces students to a tradition of radical scholarship on the articulations of race and racism with capitalism, and uses it as a frame through which to examine the ongoing role of racialized difference in structuring capitalist extraction. Beginning with chattel slavery's role in the origins of capitalism and moving into contemporary settings, the course will examine how capitalism produces race, how race shapes the accumulation of wealth, and what the role of an "activist" scholarship is in making these links visible. Readings will include the work of Black radical scholars as well as historical and ethnographic studies of the U.S. and global contexts—including discussions of plantation slavery, carceral capitalism, the 2008 mortgage crisis, and global labor migration.

When Offered Spring.

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3487

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17651 ANTHR 6487   SEM 101

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    • MW McGraw Hall B65
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Bize, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person