Class meets in person in HH 306 on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm and live on Zoom on Wednesday from 4:00 - 4:50 pm unless othferwise indicated. Assigned readings should be completed before class the day they are listed (since we'll discuss in class).

Note that UMD defines 1 credit hour as being equal to 3 hours of work. This is a 4 credit hour class, so in total you should expect to spend about 12 hours a week on this class. 4 hours are devoted to attending class, leaving 8 hours per week for reading, writing, etc. Please let me know if you find that you are spending significantly more time on this class than that. 

Week 1

• Tue Aug 27 :  [HH 306] First Day of Class. Introductions. What's In A Name? 

• Wed Aug 28 : [Zoom] Read the Preface and Introduction of So You Want To Talk About Race (aka Talk About Race). Discuss. What is a Personal Essay? 

• Thur Aug 29 : [HH 306] Read Chapter 1 and 2 of Talk About Race. Discuss. 

  • Note that the Preface, Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 are approximately 40 pages.

• Fri Aug 30 : Orientation to Course Participation Exercice due today 11:59 pm. Counts as attendance for today. This is how I give credit for participation exercises done outside of class (marked for attendance on a day we don't have class).

Week 2

• Tue Sept 3 : [HH 306] Read Chapter 3 of Talk About Race. Discuss.

• Wed Sept 4 : [Zoom] Read Chapter 4 of Talk about Race. Discuss. 

• Thu Sept 5 : [HH 306] Read Chapter 5 and 6 of Talk About Race. Discuss.

  • Note that Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 are approximately 60 pages.

• Sun Sept 8 : Personal Essay 1 due by 11:59 pm. Topic TBA.

Week 3 

• Tue Sept 10 : 

• Wed Sept 11 : 

• Thur Sept 12 :

Week 4

• Tue Sept 17 : 

• Wed Sept 18 :

• Thur Sept 19 : 

Week 5

Midterm 1 this week? (tentative)

• Tue Sept 24 : 

• Wed Sept 25 : 

• Thur Sept 26 : 

Week 6

Start 1619 Project? (tentative)

• Thur Oct 3 

Week 7

• Thur Oct 10

Week 8

Start More Than a Glitch? (tentative)

• Thur Oct 17

Week 9

• Thur Oct 24 : [no class] Fall Break

Week 10 

• Thur Oct 31 : 

Week 11

Midterm 2?? (tentative)

• Thur Nov 7 : 

Week 12

•  Thur Nov 14 : 

Week 13

• Thur Nov 21 :

Week 14

• Thu Nov 28 : [no class] Thanksgiving Holiday

Week 15

• Thur Dec 5 : Last Day of Class

Final Exam :