SSJ30327
IDEOLOGIES:RACE IN DEVELOPMENT
- Department
- Sustainability & Soc'l Justice
- Terms offered
- 3
- Data refreshed
- Jun 27, 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. Formerly IDCE 30327. Students who have already passed IDCE 30327 cannot receive credit for SSJ 30327 and should not take this course.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2024–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 37% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 12% 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: 41% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 12% 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: 45% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 12% 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: 48% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 12% 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 for this term |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
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Meeting times
Most recent first- Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM JC217 20262025
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Nigel Brissett | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 18 enrolled | 22989 |
| Fall 2025 | Nigel Brissett | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 18 enrolled | 22989 |
| Fall 2024 | Nigel Brissett | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 18 enrolled | 22989 |