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Anti-Racism SpecializationUniversity of Colorado Boulder

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Anti-Racism II is an intermediate course between Anti-Racism I and Anti-Racism III, focusing on the topic of race, racism, and strategies regarding how to be an anti-racist. Anti-Racism II is for anyone who has previously taken Anti-Racism I, or who has basic knowledge of the racial issues plaguing the United States, and globally.
Anti-Racism I focused upon how to have open dialogue and conversations about race and racism. Anti-Racism II takes on the vital role assisting students in guiding their own conversations regarding race, and additionally gender and sexuality. Anti-Racism II will expand your knowledge and critically engage your inquiry, centering upon short interviews with leading scholars and activists in the field.   Coupled with supplementary video and reading material, these interviews will further demonstrate the power of open dialogue and self-narration, directing you towards being an anti-racist ally. The centrality of the course interviews will culminate in a final project where students will construct and carry out their own personalized interview. The final project will test dialogic skills while asserting the importance of intimate conversations about race, gender, and sexuality. 

This is challenging work in troubling times that may conjure uneasy feelings and emotions. Anti-Racism II can work as a bridge coming face to face with your personal individual relationship with social demands plaguing us nationally and globally. The remedy is to allow yourself uncomfortableness in order to get to the solutions. We are all in this together.

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Anti-Racism Specialization

Intermediate Level

We recommend that you have completed Anti-Racism I or have some experience with critical race theory or ethnic studies.

Approx. 19 hours to complete

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What you will learn

As a result of taking this course, you will be able to describe the historical and linguistic foundations of race and racism in the United States.
You will be able to apply the theory of Intersectionality to your personal experience.
You will be able to evaluate the role of race and racism in your personal life, family, and community.

Skills you will gain

History of Race and Racism
Thinking about Race and Racism
Intersectionality
Dialogue
anti-racism

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Course 2 of 3 in the

Anti-Racism Specialization

Intermediate Level

We recommend that you have completed Anti-Racism I or have some experience with critical race theory or ethnic studies.

Approx. 19 hours to complete

English

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Jennifer

Ethnic Studies

24,296 Learners

3 Courses

Shawn

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University of Colorado Boulder

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

7 hours to complete

Historical Constructions of Race and Racism

7 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 73 min), 10 readings

6 videos

Welcome to Anti-Racism II1mIntroduction to Week 141sDr. Natalie Avalos: Settler Colonialism, Race, and Decolonization20mDr. Reiland Rabaka: Cultural, Political, and Economic Constructs of Race and Racism6mDr. Seema Sohi: Engagements of Contemporary Dialogues in Race11mDr. Arturo Aldama: Toxic Masculinity33m

10 readings

A Note on Course Design5mUnpacking and Interrogating Settler Colonialism10mWhat Is Settler-Colonialism?20mFoundations of Racism10mThe 1619 Project1hThe Birth of a Nation1h 50mThe Cost of Racism to White America48mToxic Masculinity10mBoys Will Be Boys20mU.S. Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and the Racially Disparate Impacts of COVID-1940m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Linguistic Constructions of Race and Racism

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 68 min), 4 readings

7 videos

Introduction to Week 242sDr. Reiland Rabaka: Interventions in Racist Terminologies10mGuiding Learners Through Race Speak2mDr. Jennifer Ho: Intellectual Perspectives of Race Language19mDr. Awon Atuire: Ghanaian Perspectives of Racial Verbalisms15mDr. Seema Sohi: Discussions of the "Model Minority"7mKaria Janai White: Personal Account of Linguistic Racism12m

4 readings

Why It's So Hard to Talk about the N-Word19mThe N-Word Documentary1h 24mVulnerabilities around Race10mSo You Want to Talk about Race?52m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Interpreting Intersectionality

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 83 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

6 videos

Introduction to Week 347sChronicles of Intersectional Constructions1mDr. Nishant Upadhyay: Interpret Intersectional Structures and Transnational Identity 30mDr. Hillary Potter: Intersectionality: Politics of Identity and Criminology24mKaria Janai White: Intimate Discussions on Intersectional Identity6mAssétou Xango: Remixing Our Reality Through Intersectionality19m

2 readings

Intersectional Constructions10mThe Intersectionality Wars1h

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Create a Dialogue

4 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 92 min)

10 videos

Introduction to Week 443sDr. Reiland Rabaka: Solutions For Issues of Race and Racism29mDr. Seema Sohi: Dealing With the Complications and Illogicality of Race and Racism15mDr. Awon Atuire: Ideas for Remedies5mDr. Natalie Avalos: Perpetual Fight Decolonizing Societies5mDr. Jennifer Ho: Changing Our Manners of Speaking8mKaria Janai White: Self Reflection and Action15mDr. Hillary Potter: Solutions For Dismantling Hegemonic Systems8mDr. Nishant Upadhyay: Deconstructing Fears Around Race, Gender, and Sexuality2mCourse Conclusion40s

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TOP REVIEWS FROM ANTI-RACISM II

by OCOct 17, 2022

Vrey educational, and helpful in the journey to Anti-Racism !

by CBJul 25, 2021

I am grateful that I took the course. I have learned so much and am comfortable talking about Anti-Racism to others . I look forward to taking Anti-Racism III when it becomes available.

by KTMay 20, 2021

I would have loved the course not starting with white fragility. Overall the course is full of resources and a great beginning point.

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About the Anti-Racism Specialization

Anti-Racism is a three-course specialization intended for anyone who is interested in learning about race and racism, particularly in the context of the United States, wants to be an anti-racist advocate, or seeks to incorporate anti-racist practices into their daily lives.

Anti-Racism I is an ideal starting place for learners unfamiliar with critical race theory and want a primer on race and racism in the United States. Anti-Racism II builds on the basics introduced in the first course and explores historical and linguistic constructions of race and racism in the United States and the theory of intersectionality. The second course also asks learners to apply its content to cultural contexts outside of the US, and it culminates in an interview project aimed at deepening conversational nuance when learners engage with the topics of race and racism with family, friends, colleagues, or peers. Anti-Racism III then puts the theory introduced in the first two courses into practice. Learners will create a plan for practicing anti-racism and develop a project for community outreach and engagement.

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