ETHN 211 - CRITICAL WHITENESS STUDIES

    Recent Professors
    Mario Espinoza-Kulick, David Palaita
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    40 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    Introduces key concepts for analyzing white racial identity and white supremacy, including power, privilege, oppression, discrimination, structural inequity, and institutional racism. Examines how whiteness is produced and maintained through government institutions, businesses, families, and popular culture in the United States and around the world. Provides opportunities for reflection and teaches skills for productive dialogue and action.