Focus on Black diasporic labor as a central
component in the development of Western
hemispheric political and economic systems.
Historical, sociocultural, and transnational
examination of Black people's encounter with
capitalist relations of production; slavery;
internal and diasporic labor migration; class
mobility and racialized work; Black responses to
exploitative systems via labor and social
movements; cultural practices and performance;
representation of self and community on the
internet and via social media. Consideration will
be given to leisure as well as work and how these
construct/frame identity and belonging. Students
will read from works in anthropology, sociology,
and the humanities with emphasis on those produced
by authors of color; part of our work will be to
ask how race and labor figure into authorial
intent, knowledge production, and professional
expertise.
component in the development of Western
hemispheric political and economic systems.
Historical, sociocultural, and transnational
examination of Black people's encounter with
capitalist relations of production; slavery;
internal and diasporic labor migration; class
mobility and racialized work; Black responses to
exploitative systems via labor and social
movements; cultural practices and performance;
representation of self and community on the
internet and via social media. Consideration will
be given to leisure as well as work and how these
construct/frame identity and belonging. Students
will read from works in anthropology, sociology,
and the humanities with emphasis on those produced
by authors of color; part of our work will be to
ask how race and labor figure into authorial
intent, knowledge production, and professional
expertise.
- Teacher: Kim Cameron-Dominguez