Courses

Introduction to race, ethnicity and gender in the United States. Focuses on the five major racialized groups (African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicanas and Chicanos, European Americans and Indigenous peoples) in the U.S. The course design centers on historical and contemporary ideologies and systems that have constructed and continue to define, shape, and impact the significance of race and ethnicity in our economic, political and social lives. Formerly ETHN 2000.

Surveys the development of literatures in English in former British colonies. Topics include the spread and adaptation of English language literary forms in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the far new world (Australia and New Zealand). Students learn the causes of the dispersion and the motivations for the clearly different uses of English literary forms in the ex-colonies. Same as ENGL 2767. Formerly ETHN 2762.

Intensive examination of a particular topic, theme, issue, or problem in ethnic studies as chosen by the instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or equivalent. Formerly ETHN 3100.

Focuses on leadership theories and skills necessary for effectiveness in multicultural settings. Students gain understanding of traditional and culturally diverse approaches to leadership and change through comparative analyses of western and non-western theories and practices. Community service required. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or equivalent. Formerly ETHN 3200. Same as INVS 3100 and LDSP 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Explores universal components of religion, as inferred from religions of the world, ranging from smaller-scale oral to larger-scale literate traditions. Same as ANTH 3300. Formerly ETHN 3300.

Preparation for empirical inquiry in Ethnic Studies. Emphasizes philosophy of social science and cultural studies. Students engage rigorous, theoretical concepts to understand research methods. Prepares students for writing a lengthy, cogent research paper. Prereq., ETHN 2001. Formerly ETHN 3500. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) Ethnic Studies (ETHN) majors only.

People of color the world over are struggling for sovereignty, independence, civil and human rights, food security, decent wages and working conditions, healthy housing, and freedom from environmental racism and other forms of imperialism. Course analyzes and brings alive these struggles. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or equivalent. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Formerly ETHN 3675.

Consult the Department of Ethnic Studies for information. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ETHN 2001. Department and instructor consent required. Formerly ETHN 3840.

Engaging with the ways in which race, class, gender and sexual oppression intersect, this class examines several film productions by and about diasporic and subaltern subjects (especially children and women) in the U.S./Mexico borderlands, and the urban ethnic metropoles of the global borderlands. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or equivalent ETHN course. Same as FILM 4001. ETHN 4001 and 5001 are the same course. Formerly ETHN 3001.

Analyzes problems of cultural change due to contacts between people of different cultures. Restricted to senior ANTH or ETHN majors. Same as ANTH 4510. Formerly ETHN 4520.

Work with an approved faculty sponsor to explore a topic in greater depth. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Prereq., department and instructor consent.

Capstone experience in Ethnic Studies. Includes an independent research project and public presentation. Prereqs for ETHN 4951 are ETHN 2001, 3501 and 4511 or equivalent. ETHN 4951 is restricted to students with 57-180 credits (junior or senior). ETHN 5951 is restricted to graduate students. ETHN 4951 and 5951 are identical courses. Formerly ETHN 4950. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Supervised project involving original research in the emerging field of ethnic studies. The thesis is submitted to the Honors Program of the College of Arts and Sciences and is orally defended. Prereqs., ETHN 2001 and ETHN 4511. Formerly ETHN 4960. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Ethnic Studies (ETHN) majors only.

Prereqs., ETHN 2001, 4511, and 4961. Formerly ETHN 4970. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Ethnic Studies (ETHN) majors only.

Engaging with the ways in which race, class, gender and sexual oppression intersect, this class examines several film productions by and about diasporic and subaltern subjects (especially children and women) in the U.S./Mexico borderlands, and the urban ethnic metropoles of the global borderlands. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or equivalent ETHN course. Same as FILM 4001. ETHN 4001 and 5001 are the same course. Formerly ETHN 3001.

Capstone experience in Ethnic Studies. Includes an independent research project and public presentation. Prereqs for ETHN 4951 are ETHN 2001, 3501 and 4511 or equivalent. ETHN 4951 is restricted to students with 57-180 credits (junior or senior). ETHN 5951 is restricted to graduate students. ETHN 4951 and 5951 are identical courses. Formerly ETHN 4950. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Examines primary texts in queer studies and queer theory while challenging colonial heteronormative and homonormative studies that exclude queers of color and their life experiences. Readings include works by Gloria Anzaldua, Jose Munoz, Audre Lorde, David Eng, Judith Butler, Judith Halberstam, and Michel Foucault. Topics such as queer borderlands, citizenship, racialized and transgender identities will be interrogated. Restricted to grad students. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Focuses on a variety of advanced interdisciplinary studies. Themes include: Race and Sports, Critical Whiteness Studies, Race and Masculinity, Applied Community Engagement, Black Women in the Diaspora, US/Mexico Border Cultures, Criminalization and Latinas/os, Race, Violence and Film, and Cuba and Tourism. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., ETHN coursework. Restricted to graduate students. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

This is a graduate level directed readings course designed to expand student knowledge in a particular area of concentration with a broad interdisciplinary and comparative framework. These areas of concentration include work in Africana, American Indian, Asian American, Chicana and Chicano and Transnational/Hemispheric ethnic studies. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.