1. Course Learning Objectives

2. Course Expectations/Assignments

3. Course Policies

Be able to provide answers to these questions:

• What is ethnicity/race?
• Where do ethnic/racial groups come from?
• Why does ethnic conflict occur?
• Why does ethnic violence occur?

Be able to use three kinds of explanations for these questions:

• strategic/instrumental
• psychological
• structural

• Do 10 out of 13 weeks, by Monday evening
• On Canvas discussion board
• Ask question about the reading and/or draw an insight/connection from the reading; respond to another student
• Graded for effort: 100 you tried;, 71 if it shows minimal effort, 0 if nothing.
• Average best 9 out of 10

\(\bullet\) TA: Viktoria

\(\bullet\) Rubrics

\(\bullet\) Validation

Assigned/Due Wednesdays

• Independent research on a case
• “Guided” research paper: specific questions you need to answer

\(\bullet\) Attend lecture:

• in-class discussion/activities
• slides are not enough
• no recordings (except for 2 Zoom lectures)

\(\bullet\) Read

• links to Week’s readings on “Modules” tab
• links to reading response discussion forum

\(\bullet\) Canvas

\(\bullet\) Slides

• AFTER class.

\(\bullet\) Office Hours

• Wednesdays or by appointment on Zoom

\(\bullet\) Speed

\(\bullet\) Scheduling Conflict

• Need to know ASAP to get a concession

\(\bullet\) Arts Advising

• may give retroactive concessions

\(\bullet\) Lateness

• non-catastrophic deduction (0.5 points per day)

letter to TA, 48 hours after, written argument

Grades can change \(\Updownarrow\)

• Masks not required, but not a terrible idea
• Please don’t come if you feel ill; I will follow same protocol

• A sort of “trigger” warning