GSFS 278 - Ideal vs. Practice of U.S. Democracy: Gender, Race, and the War on Terror

FC SSCI CD

4 credits
This course examines the fundamental sociopolitical tension resulting from the discrepancy between democratic ideals and democratic practice in the U.S. Through an in-depth study of three themes-gender, race, and the War of Terror-we will closely analyze the gap between the democratic system of government we imagine ourselves to have, and the reality of historical and contemporary discrimination, exclusion, and curtailment of rights.