2023-24 Courses: Africana Studies

AFST1120 - Race in the Digital Age

Subject Code
AFST

Course Number
1120

Long Title
Race in the Digital Age

Description
The digital realm is comprised of storied sites such as commerce, employment, education, therapy, community, political expression, crime, and ideas. Technology has transformed the who, what, where, and why of how we define community and identity in the digital age. However, who you are and where you are still matters, despite the benefits of anonymity in cyberspace. This course will investigate the relevance of race, gender, class, identity, and the “cultural capital” that one can spend in our Digital Age economy. To this end, we will start with critical race scholar, Prof. Derrick Bell’s 1990 sci-fi influenced work which prophesied a 21st century “postracial” American: entwining over two centuries of racial designations on an ever evolving economic marketplace. This course will approach our present “post-racial” moment as an exceptional period for developing new models for identity formation.

Credits
3

Grade Mode
Standard

May the course be repeated for credit?
No

Course Level
Lower division undergraduate (100-2999)

Gen Ed Areas & Diversity

UNM Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Power Requirement