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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄS023 Racism and Transculturalism 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q2

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
General entrance requirements

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students:
- gain knowledge of the different ways in which racism can express itself in society
- learn how to make up a long-range plan of action against racism
- acquire comprehensive knowledge of the research of the last few years on adolescents/children and racism


CONTENTS
- Racism and hostility towards foreigners as a social phenomenon
- Research on children and racism
- Bullying
- Plan of action against racism for pre schools, comprehensive school, and day centers for school children
- Processes of socialization
- Biology of evolution
- The responsibilities of politicians
- Cultural patterns


TEACHING
Lessons, lectures and field studies.
A plan of action against racism will be made up during the course.
Theoretical and practical work will be integrated.


EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in group.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Racism, transculturalism/literature seminar 4.50ECTS
General knowledge/antiracistical programme 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
- (1997). Nazist, rasist eller bara patriot? Stockholm: Rikspolisstyrelsen. ISBN 91-87203-51-0.
- (1995). Rasismens varp & trasor. En antologi om främlingsfientlighet. Norrköping: Statens invandrarverk. ISBN 91-7016-607-2.
Lindqvist, S (1995). Antirasister. Människor och argument i kampen mot rasismen. Stockholm: Bonnier pocket. ISBN 91-0-056220-3.
Marrus, M R (1993). The Holocaust in History. Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-022833-0.
Raundalen, M & Lorentzon, G (1996). Barn och Rasism. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-60571-4.
Skovdahl, B (1996). Skeletten i garderoben. Botkyrka: Mångkulturellt centrum. ISBN 91-88560-03-1.
REFERENSLITTERATUR
- (1996). Ungdom mot Rasism. Slutrapport från Kommittén för en ungdomskampanj mot främlingsfientlighet och rasism. Stockholm: Inrikesdepartementet. ISBN 91-38-20336-7.
Broberg, G (1995). Statlig rasforskning. En historik över Rasbiologiska institutet. Ugglan 4. Studies in the History of Science and Ideas. Lund. ISSN 1102-4313.

REMARKS


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