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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life and History by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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About the Course

Learners will deepen their understanding and appreciation of ways in which race, ethnicity and cultural diversity have shaped American institutions, ideology, law, and social relationships from the colonial era to the present. Race and ethnicity are ideological and cultural categories that include all groups and individuals. Hence, this course is designed in significant part to take a broad look at the ideology of race and cultural diversity in America’s past and present. The primary focus is on the historical and social relationships among European Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, Latino/as, and Asian/Pacific Americans. Issues of race and ethnicity are examined across different ethno-cultural traditions in order to interweave diverse experiences into a larger synthesis of the meaning of race and ethnicity in American life. In this course, we conceive of “race” and “diversity” as references to the entire American population, even as we recognize that different groups have unique historical experiences resulting in distinctive and even fundamental cultural differences. We treat race and ethnicity as dynamic, complex ideological and cultural processes that shape all social institutions, belief systems, inter-group relationships, and individual experiences....

Top reviews

KK

Jan 8, 2023

This is an exceptional course that requires a lot of critical thinking! As an African American librarian and Doctoral Student at the University of North Texas, I enjoyed and recommend this course.

CL

Dec 1, 2020

This course was outstanding. The video presentaions, additonal readings, and peer reviews allowing insight into other students perspectives was a definite plus. Will recommend to other co-workers.

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By Lisa S

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Jul 6, 2020

I learned a lot and although the assignments were challenging for me, I am very glad I completed the course.

By Rodney B

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Jul 22, 2020

Great course. A lot of work for a free course, so might as well pay for it and get the cert!

By Maria L C

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Jul 23, 2020

self study, self discipline,

materials were great. keep on learning

By DR. N K

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Jul 12, 2020

good know this things around you

By Augustine E F

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Jul 17, 2021

nice

By Karen N

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Jul 14, 2020

Very easy to follow. Very informative, particularly Week 4. It's what I needed now for information and reasoning. Thank you for the clarity of issues.

By Aiden F

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Jan 2, 2025

says i’m almost done but i’ve done it

By Angelica B

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Nov 19, 2021

Requesting a 10-page proposal is unreasonable for this type of courses. We are not earning a degree here, this course is mostly to expand our understanding of diversity in the world. I will look for similar topics with a different instructor.

By Jairo A

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Jul 12, 2021

no es lo que esperaba, pero no signfica que otro n

By M A R

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Jun 20, 2021

So