Contours of racial thought
Not offered in 1997
Andrew Markus
8 or 12 points
* One 2-hour seminar per week
* Clayton
Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have developed an understanding of the development of thinking about `race' in western culture from the fifteenth century to the present, and of different theoretical approaches, including the postmodern, to the study of the `race concept'.
Synopsis An examination of the development of racial thought in Western societies. Topics include classical views of human types; early reactions to the populations of the New World; justifications for slavery; the impact of enlightenment thought; the rise of scientific racism; anti-Semitism and Nazi ideologues; `new racism' in contemporary thought.
Assessment fourth year (8 points) Research essay (4000 words):
70%
* Open book exam (2 hours): 30%
Assessment fourth year (12 points) Essay (3000 words): 25%
*
Research essay (4000 words): 50%
* Open book exam (2 hours): 25%
Assessment fifth year (8 points) Research essay (4500 words): 70%
* Take home examination (1500 words): 30%
Assessment fifth year (12 points) Short paper (2500 words): 20%
* Research essay (5000 words): 60%
* Take home examination (1500
words): 20%
Recommended texts
Banton M The idea of race Tavistock, 1977
Banton M Racial theories CUP, 1987
Harris M The rise of anthropological theory Crowell, 1968
Markus A, Sinclair K and Tisdale J Interrogating race Monash University, 1996
Poliakov L The Aryan myth Chatto and Windus, 1974
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