This is a writing intensive workshop in contemporary poetry writing and Chicana/o and Latina/o poetics-specifically, Nuyorican and Afro-Latino (the Nuyorican Poets Cafe). The purpose of the course is dual-fold: 1) students will be encouraged and empowered to express and develop their poetic voice; 2) students will be challenged to develop and refine their poetic craft. Examines primarily Chicana and Latino specific poetic expression that reflects the cultural mestizaje of Chicano/a and Latina/o peoples. Recommended prereq., 6 credits in any ETHN class. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-).
An intensive exploration and examination of the life and thought of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Special emphasis on the stages of his life and their corresponding productions. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
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. ETHN 4272 and 5272 are the same course. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Ethnic Studies (ETHN) majors 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. ETHN 4306 and 5306 are indentical courses. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 or ETHN 2536 (minimum grade D-).
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. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
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 1023. ETHN 4553 and 5553 are the same course. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-).
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. ETHN 4632 and 5632 are the same course. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). 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. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Provides advanced in-depth study of literatures written by ethnic American authors. Texts may be drawn from a range of African-American, Chicano/a, Latino/a, Asian American, Native American or Indigenous literature traditions. Topics vary each semester. Same as ENGL 4697. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). 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. Recommended prerq., ETHN 2001. Instructor consent required.
Capstone experience in Ethnic Studies. Includes an independent research project and public presentation. ETHN 4951 and 5951 are identical courses. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ETHN 2001 and ETHN 3501 (all minimum grade D-). 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. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Ethnic Studies (ETHN) majors only.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ETHN 2001 and ETHN 4961 (all minimum grade D-). 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. Same as FILM 4001. ETHN 4001 and 5001 are the same course. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-).
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. ETHN 4102 and 5102 are the same course. Formerly ETHN 4652/5652. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-).
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. Requisites: 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. ETHN 4272 and 5272 are the same course. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). 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. ETHN 4306 and 5306 are indentical courses. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 or ETHN 2536 (minimum grade D-).
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 1023. ETHN 4553 and 5553 are the same course. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1023 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). 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. ETHN 4632 and 5632 are the same course. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to graduate students only.
Capstone experience in Ethnic Studies. Includes an independent research project and public presentation. ETHN 4951 and 5951 are identical courses. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ETHN 2001 and ETHN 3501 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to graduate students only.
Examines theories of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, colonialism and globalization, especially from the perspectives of communities most impacted by these categories and processes. This is the introductory course for graduate work in Comparative Ethnic Studies. Requisites: 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. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Examines crime and the criminal legal system practices through the lens of intersecting oppressions, particularly racism, sexism, heterosexism, and classism. Same as SOCY 7014. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Examines how the cultural and legal bounds of U.S. citizenship have been linked to race, gender, labor, class, and sexuality. Analyzes the experiences of racialized and gendered groups to explore the racial formations, exclusions and contradictions inherent with the institution of citizenship. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
