| Credits | 1 |
| Restrictions | No 2022 2021 2020 Open to first-years only |
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| Core Area | Communities |
| Area of Inquiry | |
| Liberal Arts Practices |
Faculty Profile for Professor Solomon
Aims to provide students with an overview of the social, cultural, political, and economic dynamics that have shaped life in South Africa. Students and faculty work together to better understand the way in which the country of South Africa came into being, how that national identity has been a site of struggle and contestation, particularly in the case of the struggle to overcome Apartheid, and how South Africans are working to overcome the legacy of racism and oppression that has marked much of the social and cultural experience of South Africa. In doing so, students investigate the changing dynamics of race, gender, and culture in South Africa, with a particular focus on understanding the ways South Africans are actively reshaping and unsettling existing social identities and distinctions. Students who successfully complete this seminar will receive course credit for CORE 190C and satisfy the Communities and Identities core requirement.
Ryan Solomon is an assistant professor in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric. His research focuses on issues of citizenship and migration, mainly in the context of South Africa. His teaching largely focus on issues of democratic engagement and dialogue.