2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 20, 2024  
HELP
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HGS 110 - Antisemitism and Racism in the Modern World

Discourse about antisemitism have proliferated in the last decades, so have violent killings of Jewish and other minority communities. But what is antisemitism? Is antisemitism a specific perception of Jews, as some claim or is antisemitism “just” another form of racism? Is antisemitism grounded in anything real, such as religious difference? And is racism simply an irrational fear of visible difference? Relatedly, is racism a general form of hatred and prejudice while antisemitism is a specific one? What are the social mechanism of racism and antisemitism? Are they similar and comparable? What are they based on, given that they often operate independent of the target groups actions? This course takes a comparative approach in demonstrating how social mechanisms of exclusion, inequality and race-craft emerged, changed, yet still organize contemporary societies around the figure of the Jew and other minorities.

Course Designation/Attribute: VP, DI

Anticipated Terms Offered: Spring 2022
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Academic Calendar
  About Clark
  Accreditation
  Tuition and Financial Aid
  Admissions Requirements
  Departments and Offices
  Programs of Study
  Courses
  Undergraduate Academics and Special Programs
  Graduate Academics and Information
  Academic Policies
  Student Resources
  Facilities
  President, Leadership, and The Board of Trustees