| Course ID: | SOCI(AFAM)(WMST) 3650. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Colorism and Hairism in Communities of Color |
Course
Description: | We will use empirical data to analyze how inter- and intra-racial discrimination based on skin color and hairstyles are forms of discrimination apparent in virtually every social institution, such as marriage rates, media, imprisonment, holding political office, educational attainment, wages, and more. |
| Oasis Title: | Colorism and Hairism |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Our goal in this course is to understand how colorism and hairism impact communities of color. Students will learn the history and rationale behind colorism and hairism, gain knowledge of contemporary research on skin tone, colorism, and hairism, and learn how to fight against these forms of discrimination. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. History of colorism and hairism
2. Legality of colorism and hairism
3. Colorism and hairism in the criminal justice system
4. Colorism and hairism in politics
5. Colorism x hairism x gender and marriage
6. Colorism x hairism x gender in the media
7. Chemically altering skin and hair
8. Colorism x hairism x body type
9. Colorism and hairism in sports
10. Colorism and hairism on socioeconomic status |
| Honor Code Reference: | All academic work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty” (see especially the sections about plagiarism and unauthorized assistance). Students are responsible for informing themselves about those standards before performing any academic work. |