Class meets in person in HH 306 on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm and live on Google Meet on Wednesday from 4:00 - 4:50 pm unless otherwise 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

• Wed Jan 14 : [Google Meet] First Day of Class. Introductions. 

• Thur Jan 15: [HH 306] Read the Preface and Introduction of So You Want To Talk About Race (aka Talk About Race). Discuss. What is a Personal Essay? 

  • Note that the Preface and Introduction are approximately 15 pages.

Week 2

• Tue Jan 20: [HH 306] Read Chapter 1 and 2 of Talk About Race. Discuss. 

• Read Chapter 3 of Talk About Race. Discuss. 

• Wed Jan 21 : [Google Meet] Read Chapter 3 of Talk about Race. Discuss.

• Thu Jan 22 : [HH 306] Read Chapter 4 and 5 of Talk About Race. Discuss. 

  • Note that Chapters 1 - 5 are approximately 60 pages.

• Sun Jan 25: Personal Essay #1 due by 11:59 pm. 

  • Here is your prompt : TBA

Week 3