ASIA AM 157Racialization of Arab and Muslim Communities on the War on Terror
Asian American Studies · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Examination of socially manufactured racial constructions of Arab and Muslim communities before and after September 11, 2001. Focus on paradox of how and why Arab/Muslim communities in the U.S. are legally classified as white while simultaneously racialized by state and extra-state forces as others, subjects of suspicion, and threats to Western ideals of liberal democracy. Examination of how Arab/Muslim communities have been targets of state sanctioned violence, exclusion, and repression. Study engages with readings across disciplines, various forms of cultural production, and Arab/Muslim activists and organizers.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Fall 2026
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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