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Race and Ethnic Politics (POLS30036)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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This subject examines race and ethnicity’s interaction with governing institutions, political parties, courts, social movements and political processes. It brings together several approaches to politics – historical institutionalism, behavioralism, policy analysis, comparative studies, and normative theory among others. The geographic scope includes readings generated from issues in Australia, the US, the UK, Brazil, France, South Africa, and New Zealand. The temporal location of this class is the 20th and 21st century, but some readings, such as those on nationalism or eugenics, draw upon experiences in the 19th century. This subject is not intended to be a comprehensive study of race in these locations but to expose students to various ways race and ethnicity are politically salient. Topics include immigration, ethnic conflict, racial attitudes / racism, resurgence of nationalism, racial formation, whiteness, voting behavior, Indigenous politics and criminal justice. Students will engage both the conceptual challenge of what race and ethnicity are and, as an advanced-level subject, they are also expected to engage the variety of methods used to understand race and ethnicity in social and political life.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Have a critical understanding of major developments in scholarship on race and ethnicity in politics
- Develop an understanding of how race politics vary across countries
- Have an understanding of how public policy engages with the concept of race
- Understand wide-ranging methods used to explore race and ethnicity such as psychoanalytic biography, normative theories, quantitative studies and experiments
- Have a critical understanding of the key challenges, controversies and methods concerning the study of race and ethnicity in politics
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Essay
| Mid semester | 50% |
Final Essay
| During the examination period | 50% |
Hurdle requirement Hurdle requirement: Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10 marks per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 15 February 2024