LAIS 2: GLOBAL BLACKNESS

University of California, Santa Barbara

Discusses historical and contemporary conditions of Black and racialized co mmunities living under economic and militarized oppression in a global pers pective. Texts, films and lecture presentations foregrounds the critical ro le of Black subjects in the expansion of global capitalism. Explores curren t global conditions of Black and racialized communities living under milita rized and economic apartheid. Spotlights the role of culture in shaping str uggles of Black communities around the world for self-determination, the (i m)possibilities of colonial repair and collective demands for reparation.