Course Information
Course title
 Race and Ethnic Studies 
Semester
 111-1 
Designated for
 COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES  DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY  
Instructor
 WEI-YUN CHUNG 
Curriculum Number
 Soc3050 
Curriculum Identity Number
 305E34770 
Class
  
Credits
 3.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
 Half 
Required/
Elective
 Elective 
Time
 Tuesday 7,8,9(14:20~17:20) 
Remarks
 The upper limit of the number of students: 50. 
  
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
 Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the fundamental theories and concepts of race and ethnicity. These theories and concepts enrich classic sociological canons and provide sociologists racial/ethnic lens for insightful analyses of the racialised institutions behind social phenomena. The first six weeks of this course will focus on these fundamental race/ethnicity theories and concepts. We will also investigate the role of history in the construction of race/ethnicity theories and explore how we can connect the contemporary globalised, multiracial world with these theories generated in the Western context (mostly with the White/Black divide). We then examine how race and ethnicity shape the individual’s personal, cultural, and national identity, interact with the capitalist society, serve as a form of social classification, and how they are challenged or reinforced by educational systems in various cultural contexts.  

Course Objective
 At the end of this course, you are expected to have a general understanding of major concepts and theories around race and ethnicity and critique race-related social issues and events with scholarly arguments. 
Course Requirement
 1. Your attendance at this course and active participation in class discussions are essential to the successful completion of this course.

2. Two memos on readings: You have to write and send to me via email two reading memos by the second of December. The length of the memos should be between 800 and 1500 words. These memos should be written in either English or Chinese and include (1) the main research questions or goals of the selected reading, (2) research methods, (3) the summary of the author's arguments and research findings, and (4) your own thoughts and opinions on the author's findings or arguments. The readings can be the papers or books listed in this syllabus or saved in the NTU Cool. You can also choose race/ethnicity-related articles that interest you in peer-reviewed academic journals.

3. You have to work with another 3-4 people in this course on a group project, which includes a group presentation and a group report of 3,500-5,000 words in English submitted by 25th December. In this project, you are expected to discuss a race/ethnicity-related social issue or event, e.g., Black Lives Matter, COVID's restrictions on the mobility of migrant workers, and so on. The discussions about the presentation and report should provide the context and account of the chosen case, why this case is ethnicity or race-related, and its influences and implications for policies and future research. I will explain my expectation on your report and presentation by showcasing an example in the first class. 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
  
Office Hours
 Appointment required. Note: My office hours are by appointment only via email. 
Designated reading
 Provided in the schedule of readings and weekly topics below 
References
 Provided in the schedule of readings and weekly topics below 
Grading
    
Adjustment methods for students
  
Teaching methods
 Assisted by video
Assignment submission methods
 Extension of the deadline for submitting assignments, Mutual agreement to present in other ways between students and instructors
Exam methods
 Written (oral) reports replace exams
Others
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
第1週
 9/06  Introduction

Optional readings:
Race, Ethnicity, and Genetics Working Group. 2005. The use of racial, ethnic, and ancestral categories in human genetics research. American Journal of Human Genetics, 77(4): 519–32. doi: 10.1086/491747.
Winant, Howard. 2000. Race and race theory. Annual Review of Sociology, 26: 169–85. 
第2週
 9/13  Key theories and concepts I

Required readings:
Bobo, Lawrence, D. 1999. Prejudice as group position: Microfoundations of a sociological approach to racism and race relations. Journal of Social Issues, 55(3): 445–72.
Winant, Howard. 2000. Race and race theory. Annual Review of Sociology, 26: 169–85.
Yang, Philip Q. 2000. Theories of ethnicity. Ethnic Studies: Issues and Approaches. State University of New York Press. Pp. 39–60.

Optional readings:
Bobo, Lawrence and Vincent L. Hutchings. 1996. Perceptions of racial group competition: Extending Blumer’s theory of group position to a multiracial social context. American Sociological Review, 61(6): 951–72.
Bulmer, Martin and John Solomos. 2018. Introduction: The Future of whiteness. In Martin Bulmer and John Solomos (eds.). Celebrating 40 Years of Ethnic and Racial Studies. Abingdon: Routledge. Pp. 1–23.
Delgado, Richard and Jean Stefancic. 2001. Critical race theory: An introduction. New York University Press.
Foster, Morris, W. and Richard R. Sharp. 2022. Race, ethnicity, and genomics: Social classifications as proxies of biological heterogeneity. Genome Research, 12(6): 844–50. doi: 10.1101/gr.99202.
Leong, Nancy. 2013. Racial capitalism. Harvard Law Review, 126(8): 2151–2226.
Omi, Michael and Howard Winant. 2015 (3rd edition). Racial formation in the United States. Abingdon: Routledge. (Chapters 1–4, pp.1–136).
Race, Ethnicity, and Genetics Working Group. 2005. The use of racial, ethnic, and ancestral categories in human genetics research. American Journal of Human Genetics, 77(4): 519–32. doi: 10.1086/491747.
Wacquant, Loic. 1997. For an analytic of racial domination. Political Power and Social Theory, 11: 221–34. 
第3週
 9/20  Key theories and concepts II

Required readings:
Bobo, Lawrence, D. 1999. Prejudice as group position: Microfoundations of a sociological approach to racism and race relations. Journal of Social Issues, 55(3): 445–72.
Winant, Howard. 2000. Race and race theory. Annual Review of Sociology, 26: 169–85.
Yang, Philip Q. 2000. Theories of ethnicity. Ethnic Studies: Issues and Approaches. State University of New York Press. Pp. 39–60.

Optional readings:
Bobo, Lawrence and Vincent L. Hutchings. 1996. Perceptions of racial group competition: Extending Blumer’s theory of group position to a multiracial social context. American Sociological Review, 61(6): 951–72.
Bulmer, Martin and John Solomos. 2018. Introduction: The Future of whiteness. In Martin Bulmer and John Solomos (eds.). Celebrating 40 Years of Ethnic and Racial Studies. Abingdon: Routledge. Pp. 1–23.
Delgado, Richard and Jean Stefancic. 2001. Critical race theory: An introduction. New York University Press.
Foster, Morris, W. and Richard R. Sharp. 2022. Race, ethnicity, and genomics: Social classifications as proxies of biological heterogeneity. Genome Research, 12(6): 844–50. doi: 10.1101/gr.99202.
Leong, Nancy. 2013. Racial capitalism. Harvard Law Review, 126(8): 2151–2226.
Omi, Michael and Howard Winant. 2015 (3rd edition). Racial formation in the United States. Abingdon: Routledge. (Chapters 1–4, pp.1–136).
Race, Ethnicity, and Genetics Working Group. 2005. The use of racial, ethnic, and ancestral categories in human genetics research. American Journal of Human Genetics, 77(4): 519–32. doi: 10.1086/491747.
Wacquant, Loic. 1997. For an analytic of racial domination. Political Power and Social Theory, 11: 221–34. 
第4週
 9/27  Key theories and concepts III

Required readings:
Bobo, Lawrence, D. 1999. Prejudice as group position: Microfoundations of a sociological approach to racism and race relations. Journal of Social Issues, 55(3): 445–72.
Winant, Howard. 2000. Race and race theory. Annual Review of Sociology, 26: 169–85.
Yang, Philip Q. 2000. Theories of ethnicity. Ethnic Studies: Issues and Approaches. State University of New York Press. Pp. 39–60.

Optional readings:
Bobo, Lawrence and Vincent L. Hutchings. 1996. Perceptions of racial group competition: Extending Blumer’s theory of group position to a multiracial social context. American Sociological Review, 61(6): 951–72.
Bulmer, Martin and John Solomos. 2018. Introduction: The Future of whiteness. In Martin Bulmer and John Solomos (eds.). Celebrating 40 Years of Ethnic and Racial Studies. Abingdon: Routledge. Pp. 1–23.
Delgado, Richard and Jean Stefancic. 2001. Critical race theory: An introduction. New York University Press.
Foster, Morris, W. and Richard R. Sharp. 2022. Race, ethnicity, and genomics: Social classifications as proxies of biological heterogeneity. Genome Research, 12(6): 844–50. doi: 10.1101/gr.99202.
Leong, Nancy. 2013. Racial capitalism. Harvard Law Review, 126(8): 2151–2226.
Omi, Michael and Howard Winant. 2015 (3rd edition). Racial formation in the United States. Abingdon: Routledge. (Chapters 1–4, pp.1–136).
Race, Ethnicity, and Genetics Working Group. 2005. The use of racial, ethnic, and ancestral categories in human genetics research. American Journal of Human Genetics, 77(4): 519–32. doi: 10.1086/491747.
Wacquant, Loic. 1997. For an analytic of racial domination. Political Power and Social Theory, 11: 221–34. 
第5週
 10/04  Making boundaries, hierarchies, and privileges I

Required readings:
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo.1997. Rethinking Racism: Toward a structural interpretation. American Sociological Review, 62(3): 465–80.
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. 2006 (2nd edition). Racism without racists: Color-blind racism and the persistence of racial inequality in the United States. London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Chapters 2–4. Pp. 25–102.
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. 2012. The invisible weight of whiteness: The racial grammar of everyday life in contemporary America. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 35(2): 173–94.

Optional readings:
Blauner, Robert. 1969. Internal colonialism and ghetto revolt. Social Problems, 16(4): 393–408.
Campion, Karis. 2019. “You think you’re Black?” Exploring black mixed-race experiences of Black rejection. Ethnic and Racial studies, 42(16): 196–213.
Harris, Cheryl I. 1993. Whiteness as property. Harvard Law Review, 106(8): 1707–1791.
Li, Yao-Tai. 2016. ‘Playing’ at the ethnic boundary: strategic boundary making/unmaking among ethnic Chinese groups in Australia. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39(4): 671–89.
Li, Yao-Tai. 2020. “I was discriminated against because I was seen as PRC-Chinese”: The negotiation between ethnicity and nationalism among Taiwanese migrants in Australia. British Journal of Sociology, 71(5): 1016–1030. 
第6週
 10/11  Making boundaries, hierarchies, and privileges II

Required readings:
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo.1997. Rethinking Racism: Toward a structural interpretation. American Sociological Review, 62(3): 465–80.
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. 2006 (2nd edition). Racism without racists: Color-blind racism and the persistence of racial inequality in the United States. London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Chapters 2–4. Pp. 25–102.
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. 2012. The invisible weight of whiteness: The racial grammar of everyday life in contemporary America. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 35(2): 173–94.

Optional readings:
Blauner, Robert. 1969. Internal colonialism and ghetto revolt. Social Problems, 16(4): 393–408.
Campion, Karis. 2019. “You think you’re Black?” Exploring black mixed-race experiences of Black rejection. Ethnic and Racial studies, 42(16): 196–213.
Harris, Cheryl I. 1993. Whiteness as property. Harvard Law Review, 106(8): 1707–1791.
Li, Yao-Tai. 2016. ‘Playing’ at the ethnic boundary: strategic boundary making/unmaking among ethnic Chinese groups in Australia. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39(4): 671–89.
Li, Yao-Tai. 2020. “I was discriminated against because I was seen as PRC-Chinese”: The negotiation between ethnicity and nationalism among Taiwanese migrants in Australia. British Journal of Sociology, 71(5): 1016–1030. 
第7週
 10/18  Ethnicity and the state

Required readings:
Brubaker, Rogers. 2009. Ethnicity, race, and nationalism. Annual Review of Sociology, 35:21–42.

Optional readings:
Benson, Michaela and Chantelle Lewis. 2019. Brexit, British people of colour in the EU-27 and everyday racism in Britain and Europe. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 42(13): 2211–2228.
Hackl, Andreas. 2022. Good immigrants, permitted outsiders: conditional inclusion and citizenship in comparison. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 45(6): 989–1000.
Tsai, Yu-Yueh, Lee, Wan-Ju. 2021. An imagined future community: Taiwan Biobank, Taiwanese genome, and nation-building. BioSocieties 16, 88–115. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41292-019-00179-z. 
第8週
 10/25  Ethnicity, migration, and diaspora

Required readings:
Anthias, Floya. 1998. Evaluating ‘diaspora’: Beyond ethnicity? Sociology, 32(3): 557–80.
Erel, Umut, Karim Murji, and Zaki Nahaboo. 2016. Understanding the contemporary race-migration nexus. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39(8): 1339–1360.
* Please read at least one of the materials above before attending the class.

Optional readings:
Ang, Sylvia. 2021. The myth of migrant transience: Racializing new Chinese migrants in mobile Singapore. Mobilities, 16(2): 236–48. 
第9週
 11/01  Discrimination and violence

Required readings:
Berman, Gabrielle, ad Paradies, Yin. 2010. Racism, disadvantage and multiculturalism: Towards effective anti-racist praxis. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 33(2): 214–32.
Sharif, Mienah Zulfacar, Jennifer J. Garcia, Uchechi Mitchell, Elinam D. Dellor, Natalie J. Bradford, and Mandy Truong. 2022. Racism and structural violence: Interconnected threats to health equity. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 1–5.
* Please read at least one of the readings above before attending the class.

Optional readings:
Borneman, John.2002. Reconciliation after ethnic cleansing: Listening, Retribution, Affiliation Public Culture, 14(2):281–304.
Carment, David and Patrick James. 2009. The internationalization of ethnic conflict: State, society, and synthesis. International Studies Review, 11, 63–85.
Dangubic, Marija, Maykel Verkuyten, and Tobias H. Stark. 2020. Rejecting Muslim or Christian religious practices in five West European countries: A case of discriminatory rejection? Ethnic and Racial Studies, 43(16): 306–26.
Du Bois. W. E. B. 1903. The souls of black folk. Accessed from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm.
Li, Yao-Tai. 2019. “It’s not discrimination”: Chinese migrant workers’ perceptions of and reactions to racial microagressions in Australia. Sociological Perspectives, 62(4): 554–71.
Ren, Jingqiu and Joe Feagin. 2021. Face mask symbolism in ainti-Asian hate crimes. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 44 (5): 746–58. 
第10週
 11/08  Intersectionality

Brewer, Rose M. 1999. Theorizing race, class and gender: The new scholarship of black feminist intellectuals and black women’s labor. Race, Gender & Class, 6(2): 29–47.
Crenshaw, Kimberle. 1991. Mapping the margins: Intersectionality, identity politics, and violence against women of color. Stanford Law Review, 43(6): 1241–1299.
* Please read at least one of the readings above before attending the class.

Optional readings:
Holvino, Evangelina. 2010. Intersections: The simultaneity of race, gender and class in organization studies. Gender Work and Organization. 17(3): 248–77. 
第11週
 11/15  Ethnicity and education

Required readings:
Gillborn, David. 2006. Critical race theory and education: racism and anti-racism in educational theory and praxis. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 27(1): 11–32.
Manathunga, Catherine. 2018. Decolonising the curriculum: Southern interrogations of time, place and knowledge. SOTL in the South, 2(1): 95–111.

Optional readings:
Ahmed, Sara. 2007. The language of diversity. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 30(2): 235–56.
Ahmed, Sara. 2007. ‘You end up doing the document rather than doing the doing’: Diversity, race equality and the politics of documentation. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 30(4): 590–609.
Decuir, Jessica T. and Adrienne D. Dixson. 2004. “So when it comes out, they aren’t that surprised that it is there”: Using critical race theory as a tool of analysis of race and racism in education. Educational Researcher. 33(5): 26–31.
Gillborn, David. 2005. Education policy as an act of white supremacy: whiteness, critical race theory and education reform. Journal of Education Policy, 20(4): 485–505. 
第12週
 11/22  Race, families, and communities

Required readings:
Lareau, Annette. 2002. Invisible inequality: Social class and childrearing in black families and white families. American Sociological Review, 67: 747–76.

Optional readings:
Baas, Michiel. 2009. Curry Bashing: Racism, Violence and Alien Space Invaders. Economic and Political Weekly, 44(34): 37–42.
Vincent, Carol and Nicola Rollock. 2012. Raising middle-class Black children: Parenting priorities, actions and strategies. Sociology, 47(3): 427–42.
 
第13週
 11/29  Ethnicity and the media

Required readings:
Brooks, Dwight E. and Hebert, Lisa P. 2006. Gender, race, and media representation. In Bonnie J. Dow and Julia T. Wood. (eds.). The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Communication. London: Sage. Pp. 297–317.
Husband, Charles. 2005. Minority ethnic media as communities of practice: Professionalism and identity politics in interaction. Ethnic and Migration Studies,31(3), 467–79.
Saha, Anamik and Sandra van Lente. 2022. Diversity, media and racial capitalism: A case study on publishing. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 45(16): 216–36.
* Please read at least one of the readings above before attending the class.

Optional readings:
Saeed, Amir. 2007. Media, racism and Islamophobia: The representation of Islam and Muslims in the media. Sociology Compass, ½: 443–62.
Ahmed, Saifuddin and Jorg Matthes. 2017. Media representation of Muslims and Islam from 2000 to 2015: A meta-analysis. The International Communication Gazette, 79(3): 219–44. 
第14週
 12/06  Wrap up 
第15週
 12/13  Students’ group presentations 
第16週
 12/20  Students’ group presentations