Explore the histories, identities, and lived realities of Black communities in Canada and around the world through this impactful and empowering specialization.
You’ll study resistance movements, intersectionality, and systemic oppression while engaging with communities to create positive change. Through collaborations with scholars, creatives and change-makers in the Black Life and Community Knowledge (B.L.A.C.K.) Lab, you’ll gain hands-on experience in community-engaged research and activism.
With a strong understanding of how to build a more equitable and just society, you’ll be prepared for careers in public policy, education, law, and beyond.
Courses:
Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a single- or joint-major degree in Sociology may graduate with this specialization if they have successfully completed 4.0 SOCI credits in the chosen Specialization category. The same course may not simultaneously count toward two or more Specializations.
Required Courses:
- SOCI 1003H: Foundations of Black Studies in Canada
- SOCI 2002H: Black Sociology: Theorizing Race and Power
- SOCI 3002H: Applied Intersectionality
Students must also complete 2.5 credits (five courses) from the following:
- SOCI 2002H: Intersecting Social Inequalities
- CAST-SOCI 2003H: Black Experience in Canada
- SOCI-2340: Work and Social Inequalities
- SOCI 3601H: Critical Criminology
- POST-SOCI 3615H: Intro to Black Politics in Canada
- SOCI 3661H: Ethnicities, Racism, Multiculturalism
- SOCI 3860H: Gender, Race and Class
- SOCI 4410H: Soc of Culture & Knowledge
- SOCI 4850WI: Sociology of the Body
- GESO-ENGL 4351H: Black Lives Matter (Peterborough-based)
- GESO-CUST-MDST 2210H: Gender, Race and Popular Culture
- GESO 3052H/4052H: Race and Racialization (Peterborough-based)
Or, with prior approval from the department:
- reading courses (SOCI 3900Y, 3901H, 3902H, 4900Y, 4901H, 4902H),
- community-based research courses (SOCI 3570Y, 3580H, 4570Y, 4580H),
- research practica (SOCI 4021Y, 4022H, 4023H)
- thesis course (SOCI 4010Y or 4020D) focused on race, ethnicity, equity or social justice content.
Connect thought with action as you study Black identities, resistance, and movements for justice – preparing you to create meaningful change through engaged, community-based learning.