Racial Bias/ Anti-Racism

Explore these sample questions related to racial bias/ anti-racism from the perspectives of various programs. To see which major provides options to learn about these issues, click on the link provided. It will take you to the program's degree options and website.

Questions

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What does a rhetorical analysis of social media tell us about the changing nature of our discursive life? What can this analysis tell us about particular online communities?

What social, cultural, economic, and political factors motivate manifestations of racial bias in different places and spaces?

How do biases by health-care providers influence health-care recommendations/actions?

How have racial hierarchies been remade with each generation? How have anti-racists adapted to changes in racism?

How has the language of diversity been used by White nationalist groups?

What are the responses to expressions of white supremacy today?

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How is the notion of "whiteness" comparable in different linguistic communities, in different cultures?

What are the economic impacts of bigotry, segregation, and bias on individuals and society?

Why are race relations more challenging in some places than in others?

How are past and current power differences defined by race relations and how have they changed through time?

What rhetorical strategies are effective at countering recruitment to white nationalist organizations?

What is "race" as a category? What is the genealogy of this powerful term for different disciplines? What role does it play in those disciplines? How do the various academic uses of "race" get deployed for literary, cultural, and political purposes?

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Is there cross-cultural validity to the diagnostic categories devised by the American Psychiatric Association?

What is the impact of the low level of voting and racism on the future of democracy?

How is race used to discuss immigration in the United States?

How does "whiteness" reflect existing social hierarchies in society?

Does the language you speak affect the way you are treated?

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How do racist power structures emerge from social and economic foundation?

What does "positive change" in the realm of racism look like from an anthropological perspective?

How can instructors facilitate conversations about racism in the classroom that leave all feeling respected and heard?

How does racism affect mental health?

Is justice color-blind? How does race figure into the creations of laws, law enforcement, and assignments of punishment and imprisonment?