Modules

Aims of the programme Demonstrate an informed understanding of the complexities of race, social justice, activism and research; Understand the formation of ethnic and racial identities in relation to social justice specifically the social ideals of equality, valuing diversity, and the right to live in dignity; Understand how modern understandings of race and ethnicity are shaped by history and the legacies of empire and colonialism, as well as contemporary forces of commercialism and global capital; Develop a systematic understanding of key theoretical approaches to race and ethnicity and media apply them to critically examine current debates on race, ethnicity and racism; Recognise the media as a key site where understandings of race and ethnicity are simultaneously reinforced and challenged; Develop the critical and analytical skills to identify, explain and evaluate discourses of race and ethnicity, particularly in the media; Develop knowledge and/or skills that can be applied in a practical work context Full-time mode Compulsory modules Race Critical Theory and Social Justice Race, Empire and Nation Optional modules to the value of 60 credits. Part-time mode Year 1: Compulsory modules Race Critical Theory and Social Justice Race and the Cultural Industries Year 2: Optional modules Optional modules to the value of 60 credits, which can be taken from those on offer from the departments of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, and Sociology and from other departments too, including Politics, English and Anthropology. Issues of race run through many of the modules offered at Goldsmiths. Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.