An interdisciplinary investigation into the role of race and racism in the formation and operation of the global political economy. Our explorations will place traditional historic examples in counterpoint with contemporary research, using both qualitative and quantitative social-science skills to understand how racism/dispossession has occurred and continues to flourish. International and intercultural context will be emphasized, to see these problems as part of a global challenge. We aim to empower students with tools to identify, challenge and counteract these corrosive social forces in today’s society and in our own lives.