Race, Ethnicity and Identity (L6090)

30 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll study theories of race, ethnicity and identity. You’ll apply these ideas to historical and today's contexts.

You’ll explore the construction of racial and ethnic identities over time and space. You’ll also question these constructions, looking at:

  • slavery, colonialism and the science of race
  • visual culture and the gaze
  • racial capitalism, structural violence and the state
  • feminism and intersectionality
  • whiteness and critical race theory
  • migration and decolonial perspectives
  • museum collections and the politics of representation
  • mixed race identities
  • necropolitics and precarity.

Other topics include:

  • historical reflections on race: slavery, colonialism and the science of race
  • race, visual culture and the gaze
  • racial capitalism, structural violence and the state
  • feminism, intersectionality and the politics of difference
  • whiteness studies and critical race theory
  • migration and decolonial perspectives
  • museum collections and the politics of representation
  • mixed race identities
  • necropolitics and COVID-19.

Teaching

100%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Written assessment (Dissertation)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: