One coursework essay 3000 words [Learning Outcomes 1-3]

Concepts and definitions: ethnicity, race and conflict.
The making of black minorities: a brief history of the black presence in Britain; from slavery and the diaspora to contemporary society.
Sociological theories and perspectives on racism and ethnicity.
Racial inequalities and institutional racism.
Racial violence in Britain.
Ethnicity and violence: genocide and 'ethnic cleansing'
Black feminist thought and perspectives on the concept of racism and ethnic conflict, incorporating ethnocentrism and the conflict of cultural values and traditions.
Racism in the media.
Anti-racism, multi-culturalism and equal opportunities.

Banton, M. (1997) Ethnic and Racial Consciousness, Longman.
Cashmore, E. & Troyna, B. (1990) Introduction to Race Relations, Falmer Press.
Donald, J. & Rattansi, A. (eds) (1997) 'Race', Culture and Difference, Sage.
Rex, J. (1996) Race and Ethnicity, Open University Press.
Banks, M. (1995) Ethnicity: Anthropological Constructions, Routledge
Wade, P. (2002) Race, Nature and Culture, Pluto Press

Library
TV and VCR playback facilities
Internet
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

1. CRITICALLY UNDERSTAND THE STUDY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY
[Knowledge and Understanding]

2. ASSESS THE POSITION OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY
[Analysis; Knowledge and Understanding]

3. CRITICALLY UNDERSTAD THE STUDY OF SOCIAL CHANGE RACE AND ETHNICITY
[Analysis; Knowledge and Understanding]

The module is based on a 1 hour weekly lecture for 13 weeks plus seminar sessions, informal tutorials and a reading week. Seminars will offer opportunities for students to discuss topics in detail and will be varied, consisting of group work activities; analysis of video material; debates. Work undertaken in these sessions will not be assessed, but all students will be expected to contribute.

What is the relationship between the ‘global’ and the ‘local’? How do global trends travel into local contexts and shape debates, practices, and policies? These are some of the key questions at the heart of this module. Situated in a world of Brexit, the ‘war on terror’, the 1%, racism, gender violence, and increasingly punitive attitudes to crime the module offers an analysis of contemporary trends that are informed by, and inform, our politics. In doing so, the aim is to make sense of these changes in the context of a global world.