# Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Linguistics and Philosophy; Women's and Gender Studies; History; Literature; Comparative Media Studies/Writing;…
- Teacher: Prof. Michel DeGraff
- Term: Spring 2017
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Philosophy, Literature and writing, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/pages/readings/)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Interdisciplinary survey of people of African descent that draws on the overlapping approaches of history, literature, anthropology, legal studies, media studies, performance, linguistics, and creative writing. This course connects the experiences of African-Americans and of other American minorities, focusing on social, political, and cultural histories, and on linguistic patterns.

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 1: Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/d11ab1e880d9), 4 min (Video)
2. [Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 2: Immigration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/8c6e654926ee), 12 min (Video)
3. [Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 3: Enlightenment, Neoliberalism and Racism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/6a0e2f11a3a4), 16 min (Video)
4. [Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 4: Polarized Politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/6428a082aaeb), 13 min (Video)
5. [Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 5: Neoliberalism to Populism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/dbadc275cc65), 6 min (Video)
6. [Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 6: Populism & Big Data, Facebook's Dark Posts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/bdfe309f44c4), 13 min (Video)
7. [Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 7: Human Rights and Voting Rights](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/e956bdd6f481), 12 min (Video)
8. [Lecture 25: Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 8: What Can We Do?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/d228f6014f93), 9 min (Video)
9. [Lecture 26, Part 1: Student Presentation "Language, Resistance and Liberation"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/d5ea47b3822a), 36 min (Video)
10. [Lecture 26, Part 2: Student Perspectives on the Course](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/faf7ef8aee04), 40 min (Video)