Peace Studies 401: Black Lives Matter
Senior Seminar – Black Theology in an American Context (1619-2019)
Core Objective: Each student will
– Develop awareness of African-American culture and history. As part of this objective each student will begin a process of critiquing and de-constructing the dominant cultural history she or he has been taught by American popular culture.
Course Objectives: Each student will
– Develop cross-cultural awareness
– Develop awareness of intersectionality as a conceptual frame of reference for describing and discussing racism and white supremacy as manifestations of social pathologies
– Develop a world view that understands and utilizes intersectionality as a framework for building cross-cultural friendships and collegial relationships with a wide variety of individuals
– Develop a personal commitment to cultural justice
– Develop awareness of the importance of presidential proclamations and executive orders
