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BLCK 460 Anti-Black Racism and Health Units: 3.00
This course examines the realities of anti-Black racism from the transatlantic slave trade and colonization to historical and contemporary policies and practices that have negatively impacted the health of African descendants and their communities within Canada and in transnational contexts. Using multiple analytic approaches and methodologies, the course will provide a strong understanding of Blackness and race as historically produced social constructs as well as how race interacts with other axes of diversity and social and commercial determinants to produce health outcomes. NOTE This course is also listed/offered as HLTH 460/3.0.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Seminar, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 4 or above) or permission of the Department.
Exclusion HLTH 460/3.0; HLTH 495/3.0 (Topic Title: Racism and Health - Winter 2022).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Critically assess how conditions of power shape social determinants and health inequities.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of anti-Black racism and colonialism and their impact on health of African/Black populations from an intersectional perspective.
- Identify opportunities to operationalize strategies to advance racial health equity.
- Apply clear, critical, and creative knowledge translation skills.
- Collaborate with peers and apply leadership and public speaking skills.