Courses

Investigates the genre of autobiography in America from its inception to the present. American autobiography has been associated with the invention of national character and, thus, is a site of cultural contestation and identity formation. Its changing form crosses disciplinary lines and provides a site for discourses on ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, family, religion and other American cultural conflicts. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or equivalent. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

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.

Examines the relationship and negotiation of culture/status/place through representation(s) within and concerning Indigenous peoples/communities. Focuses on U.S. representational forms in popular experiences e.g., literature, film, media and the roots of those representations via legal and medical definitions. This investigation and analysis is supplemented with focus on gender as well as contextualization through global Indigenous portrayals. Recommended prereq., ETHN 2003 or 2013. ETHN 4553 and 5553 are the same course.

Comprehensive survey of changes in the native cultures of America north of Mexico caused by occupation of the continent of Old World populations, including a review of processes of contact, environmental changes, changes in major institutions, the nature of federal/state administration, the reservation system, and contemporary developments. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2003. Restricted to junior/senior ANTH or ETHN majors. Same as ANTH 4560. Formerly AIST 4565. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Analyzes the life and thought of Frantz Fanon for its contributions to interdisciplinary and intersectional studies. Emphasis will be placed on the innovative interdisciplinary and intersectional nature of Fanon's psychology, sociology and philosophical anthropology, as well as his participation in African and Caribbean anti-colonial movements. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002. ETHN 4632 is restricted to junior/senior ETHN majors/minors. ETHN 4632 and 5632 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Ethnic Studies (ETHN) majors only.

A review of the ideas, events, persons, organizations oriented to the quest for African American social justice in the decade of the sixties. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002. Restricted to juniors/seniors or instructor consent. Formerly BLST 4670. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Advanced in-depth study of works of prominent African American novelists and poets. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Same as ENGL 4697. Formerly BLST 4692. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

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.

Variable topic that allows intensive coverage of a subject, theme, or issue in African American studies. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002 or equivalent. Restricted to juniors/seniors. ETHN 4102 and 5102 are the same course. Formerly ETHN 4652/5652.

Examines a particular topic, theme, issue, or problem concerning Chicanas and Chicanos. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Same as ETHN 4106. Formerly ETHN 5686. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Analyzes the life and thought of W.E.B. Du Bois for its contributions to interdisciplinary and intersectional studies. Emphasis will be placed on the innovative interdisciplinary and intersectional nature of Du Bois's epistemology and research methodology, as well as his participation in radical political and social movements. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002. Restricted to junior/senior ETHN majors/minors. ETHN 4272 and 5272 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Gives special attention to ways U.S. institutions (i.e., legal, economic, educational, governmental and social agencies) affect Chicanas and Chicanos. Discusses internal colonialism, institutional racism, assimilation and acculturation, and identity. Prereq., ETHN 2536 or equivalent. ETHN 4306 and 5306 are indentical courses. Formerly CHST 4303.

Examines the relationship and negotiation of culture/status/place through representation(s) within and concerning Indigenous peoples/communities. Focuses on U.S. representational forms in popular experiences e.g., literature, film, media and the roots of those representations via legal and medical definitions. This investigation and analysis is supplemented with focus on gender as well as contextualization through global Indigenous portrayals. Recommended prereq., ETHN 2003 or 2013. ETHN 4553 and 5553 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Analyzes the life and thought of Frantz Fanon for its contributions to interdisciplinary and intersectional studies. Emphasis will be placed on the innovative interdisciplinary and intersectional nature of Fanon's psychology, sociology and philosophical anthropology, as well as his participation in African and Caribbean anti-colonial movements. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002. ETHN 4632 is restricted to junior/senior ETHN majors/minors. ETHN 4632 and 5632 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

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.