This course explores the enduring power and changing forms of "race" in Canada and in the United States from historical and theoretical perspectives. We will examine how "race" has affected society and inequalities within both nations. We will also see how "race" has impacted both nations' engagements with the world. To make our comparison concrete, we will consider connections as well as divergences. To that end, our examination of "race" will focus on tracing interactions among law, society, and policy from the late 19th century to the early 21st century. We will examine these interactions as they affected white, black, indigenous, Asian, Latino, Muslim, and mixed race residents. We also will probe related impacts on transnational and international relations. This is both a reading and research course.