AF AMER 106BMilitarism, International Security, and African American Political Thought
African American Studies · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Examination of trends in African American political thought regarding origins of war and peace in international relations from World War I to present. African American support for and resistance to U.S. militarism and military policy central to this inquiry. Emphasis on African American appraisals of justness of America’s wars, and nexus between U.S. military conflicts abroad and U.S. racial politics at home. Special attention to shifting African American assessments of prospects and prerequisites for peaceful and equitable relations within international community.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
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