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Historical perspectives on race
Historical perspectives on race

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3 Summary of Course introduction

You now have some ideas to think about as you start to explore the sessions in this course. Remember that these are stories of people’s experiences in particular times and places in the past. These are not exhaustive or comprehensive examples. Yet by the end of the course you should be able to think more critically about the ways that difference was constructed according to the interplay between race and ethnicity, and sometimes also religion, to have a real impact on people’s lives. You will also have some understanding of how people resisted racism locally and globally.

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