This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
The Hui are a Muslim Chinese ethnic group. Students in this class read about and discuss them in class. (Image by Hijau at Wikipedia.)
Prof. Jean Jackson
21A.226
Fall 2009
Undergraduate
An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, and consider the ways in which gendered, linguistic, religious, and ethno-racial identity components interact. We explore the history of nationalism, including the emergence of the idea of the nation-state, as well as ethnic conflict, globalization, identity politics, and human rights.