Border Work: Race, Labor, and Ethnonationalism [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor Leigh Campoamor | 5-weeks | Wednesdays October 16 - November 13 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
As we enter U.S. election season, we'll hear a lot about the border from both parties: about the "border crisis" and "border security," “undocumented immigration” and “unlawful entry.” But no matter how they talk about borders–whether they use explicitly racist language or euphemisms–neither party will question the very idea of borders. How did national borders come to exist in the first place? And how did the border come to occupy such an important place in U.S. politics, one associated with danger, criminality and Otherness?
This class begins from the premise that the border crisis is a fabrication used to justify racial capitalism and its attendant carceral technologies. That is, the policing of borders is a key part of the system of mass incarceration, created through bi-partisan policies. Borders themselves are anything but natural. We will look at the history of borders, how they are linked to imperialist and ethnonationalist projects, and how they reinforce racialized regimes of labor. And we will contemplate the call for “no borders,” asking if it’s merely a utopian fantasy or a potential political project.
In a time of increasing concern about the far-right agenda, this course seeks to give a glimpse into how we got here. This means understanding the racist policies and rhetoric of today as the logical outcome of a political and economic system built on white supremacy, laying the groundwork for rising fascism. And when we understand the system we live in, we can better organize against it.
While we will focus on the United States, we will also study Palestine/Israel, Europe, Latin America, and other geographical areas. Students will come away from the course with an understanding of concepts such as border imperialism, racial capitalism, ethnonationalism, settler colonialism, nativism, and carcerality. Authors might include: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Harsha Walia, Kelly Lytle-Hernández, Alex Aviña, Gloria Anzaldua, Bridget Anderson, Ghassan Kanafani, Reece Jones, Etienne Balibar, Nur Masalha, and Ilan Pappe.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor Leigh Campoamor | 5-weeks | Wednesdays October 16 - November 13 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
As we enter U.S. election season, we'll hear a lot about the border from both parties: about the "border crisis" and "border security," “undocumented immigration” and “unlawful entry.” But no matter how they talk about borders–whether they use explicitly racist language or euphemisms–neither party will question the very idea of borders. How did national borders come to exist in the first place? And how did the border come to occupy such an important place in U.S. politics, one associated with danger, criminality and Otherness?
This class begins from the premise that the border crisis is a fabrication used to justify racial capitalism and its attendant carceral technologies. That is, the policing of borders is a key part of the system of mass incarceration, created through bi-partisan policies. Borders themselves are anything but natural. We will look at the history of borders, how they are linked to imperialist and ethnonationalist projects, and how they reinforce racialized regimes of labor. And we will contemplate the call for “no borders,” asking if it’s merely a utopian fantasy or a potential political project.
In a time of increasing concern about the far-right agenda, this course seeks to give a glimpse into how we got here. This means understanding the racist policies and rhetoric of today as the logical outcome of a political and economic system built on white supremacy, laying the groundwork for rising fascism. And when we understand the system we live in, we can better organize against it.
While we will focus on the United States, we will also study Palestine/Israel, Europe, Latin America, and other geographical areas. Students will come away from the course with an understanding of concepts such as border imperialism, racial capitalism, ethnonationalism, settler colonialism, nativism, and carcerality. Authors might include: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Harsha Walia, Kelly Lytle-Hernández, Alex Aviña, Gloria Anzaldua, Bridget Anderson, Ghassan Kanafani, Reece Jones, Etienne Balibar, Nur Masalha, and Ilan Pappe.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor Leigh Campoamor | 5-weeks | Wednesdays October 16 - November 13 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
As we enter U.S. election season, we'll hear a lot about the border from both parties: about the "border crisis" and "border security," “undocumented immigration” and “unlawful entry.” But no matter how they talk about borders–whether they use explicitly racist language or euphemisms–neither party will question the very idea of borders. How did national borders come to exist in the first place? And how did the border come to occupy such an important place in U.S. politics, one associated with danger, criminality and Otherness?
This class begins from the premise that the border crisis is a fabrication used to justify racial capitalism and its attendant carceral technologies. That is, the policing of borders is a key part of the system of mass incarceration, created through bi-partisan policies. Borders themselves are anything but natural. We will look at the history of borders, how they are linked to imperialist and ethnonationalist projects, and how they reinforce racialized regimes of labor. And we will contemplate the call for “no borders,” asking if it’s merely a utopian fantasy or a potential political project.
In a time of increasing concern about the far-right agenda, this course seeks to give a glimpse into how we got here. This means understanding the racist policies and rhetoric of today as the logical outcome of a political and economic system built on white supremacy, laying the groundwork for rising fascism. And when we understand the system we live in, we can better organize against it.
While we will focus on the United States, we will also study Palestine/Israel, Europe, Latin America, and other geographical areas. Students will come away from the course with an understanding of concepts such as border imperialism, racial capitalism, ethnonationalism, settler colonialism, nativism, and carcerality. Authors might include: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Harsha Walia, Kelly Lytle-Hernández, Alex Aviña, Gloria Anzaldua, Bridget Anderson, Ghassan Kanafani, Reece Jones, Etienne Balibar, Nur Masalha, and Ilan Pappe.
—
This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.