AASP487

The objective of this seminar is to critically examine how social inequality based on race, gender and class, is manifested in Black populations globally. We will examine the large and complex set of issues that explain 1) the root causes of social inequality; 2) the ways in which it is manifested in particular outcomes and 3) how inequalities are addressed by government and non-governmental agencies. By focusing on Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, this course enables students to situate the contemporary Black experience in the U.S in a global perspective by drawing points of similarity and difference.