ID227
IDEOLOGIES:RACE IN DEVELOPMENT
Clark Core DI Diversity and InclusionHP History Perspective
Offered in a current or upcoming term. Official schedule
- Department
- International Development
- Terms offered
- 6
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course explores the inherent silences in development discourse regarding "race". We will explore how the colonial projects of civilizing the "primitives" was primarily a racial project that continues into modern day development. We synthesize historical, political, and anthropological approaches to examine how the beliefs in "racial" hierarchies dominated the ideologies of social evolution, eugenics, the missionary project, colonialism, slavery, and current international development. We will also explore how this racial discourse was appropriated by global resistance movements. This is a graduate and advanced undergraduate (juniors and seniors) seminar course.
Syllabi
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Offerings and forecast 2016–2026
2011 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 30% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 8% per year. Department faculty is about 16% below its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 31% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 17% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 34% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 19% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 36% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 22% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession More sections Not offered No data
Meeting times
Recent first- Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM JC217 20262025
- Wed, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM IDCE House CONF A 2011
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Nigel Brissett | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 18 enrolled | 22512 |
| Fall 2025 | Nigel Brissett | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 18 enrolled | 22512 |
| Fall 2024 | Nigel Brissett | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 18 enrolled | 22512 |
| Fall 2023 | Nigel Brissett | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 18 enrolled | 22512 |
| Fall 2016 | Anita Fabos | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 20 enrolled | 25412 |
| Spring 2011 | Marianne Sarkis | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 20 enrolled | 38696 |