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Dec 2, 2009

UCLA Courses: "Remarkable Jews" and "Racist White People"

 

Dear friend,
 
Check out these two UCLA Extension classes for January 2010, one dealing with Jews in American and their remarkable achievements, and the other dealing with "Whiteness" in American history and all the effects of lingering white racism and white privilege. Pay $535 to challenge your "preconceived racial assumptions" about white people, but only $80.00 to be informed of the wonderful Jews. 


The Jewish People and America
 General Interest 731.003

Reg. # Status Location Start Date Fee
V4915 Restricted WestwoodWestwood: G33E UCLA Extension Bldg. 10995 Le Conte Ave.
1/7/2010 $80 Add to Cart

Permission to enroll required. Further information will be displayed in the Shopping Cart. Learn about the extraordinary relationship between a wandering people and a golden land. Discover the lessons it teaches us about the evolution of the Jewish people from hopeful immigrants seeking a haven to esteemed citizens who found a home. This program documents remarkable achievement in the face of obstacles and ingenuity in creating opportunity in a new land. This story about Jewish hopes and the realities of the American promise provides penetrating insight into how an immigrant people forged liberating New World Jewish identities across the American landscape in commerce, arts and culture, sciences, law, higher education, medicine, entertainment, and more. This course chronicles not only what is familiar in our remarkable Jewish American life and times, but also shines a light onto what has been overlooked, revealing an inspiring new contextual history.

Westwood: G33E UCLA Extension Bldg.
Thursday, 1-3pm
January 7, 14, 21 & 28

https://www.uclaextension.edu/r/Course.aspx?reg=V4915


Understanding Whiteness in American History and Culture: Deconstructing White Privilege for the Reconstruction of an Anti-Racist White Identity (Online)

History XL M151C

4.00 units
Reg. # Status Location Start Date Fee
V4281 Open online 1/7/2010 $535 Add to Cart

Eurocentric American history often masks the saliency of how the formation of Whiteness ultimately supports mechanisms of race and racism. This course outlines the historical development of Whiteness and critically analyzes the sociological results that stem from its birth. Segmented into three modules, the course provides a historical framework of the birth of Whiteness; explores Whiteness (namely, White Supremacy and White Privilege) and how they impact people of color and uphold racial hierarchy; and, in acknowledging that the relevance of history is inextricably tied to modern society, draws from liberatory, transformative, and emancipatory praxis, to engage in a REconstruction of anti-racist white racial identity. Throughout the course students are expected to critically engage in dialogue and identify and challenge their preconceived racial assumptions. For technical requirements click here.

https://www.uclaextension.edu/r/Course.aspx?reg=V4281




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Peace.

Michael Santomauro
Editorial Director
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