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Courses
Comparative Ethnic Studies (CES)
101 [I] Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies 3 Comparative issues in Asian American, African American, Chicana/o, and Native American cultures in the United States.
111 [S,D] Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies 3 Examination of the social, political, economic, and cultural experiences of Asian/Pacific Americans in the historical and contemporary period.
131 [S,D] Introduction to Black Studies 3 An introduction to general knowledge concerning African Americans in the US.
151 [G] Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies 3 Examination of the history, culture, political and economic status of Chicano/as and Latino/as in the US.
171 [G] Introduction to Native American Studies 3 Introduction to Native American studies; introductory course to contemporary native America.
198 [I] Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies - Honors 3 Prereq admission to Honors College. Introductions to critically analytic ethnic studies.
201 Foundations of Comparative Ethnic Studies 3 Critical examination of the history, methodology and theoretical concepts of ethnic studies.
203 (Effective through Summer 2009) [S] Introduction to Critical Psychology 3 Prereq Psych 105 or 198. Methods and traditions of critical psychology with origins in liberation and community psychology; emphasis on critical analysis of racism and oppression.
204 [S] Critical Studies in Whiteness 3 Political and cultural practices that define whiteness through history, popular culture and everyday life.
205 [S,D] Farm Workers 3 Historical and contemporary experiences of farm workers in the US and their relationship to the farm labor system including immigration and free trade policies, unions and advocacy organizations.
209 Hip Hop Around the Globe 3 Prereq CES 101; CES 201 or 131. Diversity and complexity of hip hop at a local, national and global level.
211 [K] Asian Pacific American History 3 Historical experience of Asian/Pacific Americans since the 19th century.
220 [H,D] Introduction to Multicultural Literature 3 Survey of multicultural literature including European American, African American, Asian American, Chicana/o, and Native American authors.
222 Race in Sport Films 3 (2-2) Examination of racial politics through critical discussions of sport film.
235 [H,D] African American History 3 History of African Americans in the US with emphasis upon major themes of the Black experience.
240 [I] Global Indigenous Issues 3 Critical examination of global indigenous politics in a historical perspective.
244 Critical Globalizations 3 Critical examination of the historical trajectory and contemporary practices, institutions and policies that make up "globalization".
254 [S,D] Comparative Latino/a Cultures 3 Comparison of the contemporary and historical experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, and their relations with other ethnic minority groups and the majority populations.
255 (Effective through Summer 2009) [S,D] Chicana/o History 3 The historical development of the Chicano/a community in relation to the dynamics of race relations, class structure, ethnic identity, gender, and sexuality in American society from 1521 to the 20th century.
255 [S,D] Chicana/o History 3 The historical development of the Chicano/a community in relation to the dynamics of race relations, class structure, ethnic identity, gender, and sexuality in American society from 1521 to the 20th century.
260 [S,D] Race and Racism in US Popular Culture 3 Examines images, ideologies, and identities; introduces key concepts and methods; focuses on race, gender, sexuality and class.
271 [G] Native Music of North America 3 Same as Mus 265.
280 [S,D] Race and the Law in American History 3 Introduction to the role of the law in American race-relations since 1750.
300 ( )[S,M] Intersections of Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality 3 Prereq CES 101, Soc 101, or W St 200. Same as W St 300.
301 [M] Race and Global Inequality 3 Prereq Engl 101. Examination of nationalism, colonization, empire-building, racism, ethnic conflict, and class inequality in a global context.
302 [S,D] Social Psychology of Prejudice 3 Causes and nature of prejudice from social, psychological, and cultural theoretical perspectives.
303 (Effective through Summer 2009) [M] Research Methods in Ethnic Studies 3 Quantitative, qualitative, and/or literary research methods and strategies particular to the study of race, ethnicity, and culture.
304 [H,D] American Roots: Immigration, Migration, and Ethnic Identity 3 Same as Hist 314.
305 [S,D] Contemporary Masculinity and Men's Issues 3 Same as W St 302.
308 [M] Cultural Politics of Sport 3 A critical examination of US sports through class, race, gender, sexuality, nationalism and criminality.
309 [H,D] Queer Identities in Contemporary Cultures 3 Same as W St 369.
311 Asian Diaspora Across the Americas 3 Prereq CES 101, 111 or 211 Migration of Asian populations across the Pacific, North and South America and the Caribbean.
313 [G] Asian Pacific American Literature 3 Asian American fiction, drama, poetry, and other arts, 1900 to present; impact of Asian/Pacific American culture and experience upon these works.
314 [M] Topics in Asian Pacific American Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Trends, themes, major writers.
315 [M] Asian Pacific American Autobiography 3 Critical readings of the autobiographical works, memoirs, and life writings by Asian Pacific Americans.
316 (Effective through Summer 2009) [G] South Asian Film 3 (2-3) Same as Engl 316.
325 (Effective through Summer 2009) [I] Traveling Cultures: Tourism in Global Perspective 3 Social relations and cultural practices central to tourism with examples from around the world.
325 [I] Traveling Cultures: Tourism in Global Perspective 3 Social relations and cultural practices central to tourism with examples from around the world.
330 From Malcolm X to the Black Panthers 3 Prereq CES 101 or 201. Complex understanding of the history of black politics in the 1960's.
331 [G] African American Literature 3 Introduction to major issues and major works in the African American literary tradition.
332 [M] Topics in African American Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Same as Engl 322.
333 (Effective through Summer 2009) African American Women Writers 3 Prereq CES 101 or 131. African American female authors and the creation of Black Feminist literary theory.
334 (Effective through Summer 2009) Harlem Renaissance 3 Prereq CES 101 or 131. Black creative explosion between World War I and the Great Depression including politics, literature and music.
335 [S] Black Freedom Struggle 3 Historic exploration of black resistance focusing on nationwide movement that developed following World War II.
336 [H,D] Black Popular Culture 3 Prereq CES 101, 131. Histories of African American pop culture; examines how African American cultural specificities emerge and transform American popular imaginations.
337 [S,D] Black Social Psychology 3 Prereq CES 101 or 131. Approaches and perspectives in contemporary psychology that lead to a broader understanding of the social psychological functioning of African Americans.
338 [H,D] Cinematic Images of Blackness 3 Prereq CES 131 or 101. Critical perspectives on the history of cinematic images of blackness; traces experiences of blacks within Hollywood as actor or artist, subject or image.
339 (Effective through Summer 2009) [I] Black Politics 3 Same as Pol S 324.
340 Empire and Race 3 Prereq CES 244 or 301. Analysis of historical and contemporary manifestations of Empire and their effect on race and the international racialized division of labor.
353 [G,M] Chicana/o - Latina/o Literature 3 Chicana/o and Latina/o literature, narrative, novel, autobiography, poetry, short story, and drama.
354 (Effective through Summer 2009) Topics in Latina/o Literature 3 Prereq CES 101. Trends, themes and major writers in Latina/o literature.
355 (Effective through Summer 2009) [S] Chicanas/os and the Educational System 3 Investigation of the educational experiences, both current and historical, of Chicanas/os in the United States.
356 (Effective through Summer 2009) Bilingual/Bicultural Education 3 Philosophical, legal, cultural, linguistic, and curricular aspects of bilingual education.
357 Chicana/os and Popular Culture 3 Representation of Chicanos in US popular culture.
358 [M] US Latino/as in Film 3 (2-3) Prereq CES 101. Critical analysis of Latinas and Latinos in contemporary US mainstream movies and independent films.
359 Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics 3 Character, role, and goals of Chicano/Latino politics; contemporary Chicano/Latino issues.
372 [S,D] Native American Women in Traditional and Contemporary Societies 3 Prereq one of Anth 101, 214, CES 101, 171, or W St 200. Exploration of roles and activities of women in Native American societies; how traditional gender roles have developed and changed.
373 [G,M] Native American Literature 3 Native American literature, by and about the original inhabitants, image and counter-image, with emphasis on the 20th century.
375 [K] North American Indian History, Precontact to Present 3 Same as Hist 308.
376 [K] America Before Columbus 3 Prereq Anth 101 or GenEd 110. Same as Anth 331.
377 [K] Native Peoples of North America 3 Same as Anth 320.
378 [S,D] Contemporary Native Peoples of the Americas 3 Prereq Anth 101 or CES 171. Same as Anth 327.
379 [H,D] Native Americans in Film 3 Critical examination of films and videos featuring American Indians; traces the history of the Indian as subject of films and as filmmaker.
380 [S,D] Immigration and Citizenship in the Global Economy 3 Examination of past and current notions of immigration and citizenship in North American, Asian, and European countries as defined by government officials, political organizations, community groups, and popular culture.
401 Seminar in Culture and Power 3 Complex power relations that develop among competing local, regional, national, and global culture(s).
403 [T,D] Cultural Issues in Psychology 3 Prereq 3 hours cultural psychology; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Multidisciplinary analyses of the relationship between social-ecological and political contexts and individual and collective psychology.
404 [T,D] Stereotypes and The Media 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Same as Com 471.
405 [T] Cultural Criticism and Theory 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Major critiques and theories of colonialist and imperialist formations of culture.
406 Philosophy and Race 3 Prereq 3 hours in Phil or CES 201. Examination of race within western philosophy including work of philosophers of color and analysis of the category "race".
407 Race, Gender and the Prison Industrial Complex 3 Prereq CES 131 or 201. Race, gender and nationality and how they affect the organization and maintenance of the prison industrial complex.
408 [T,D] Introduction to Critical Race Feminism 3 Same as W St 408.
411 [T,D] Asian Pacific American Women 3 Prereq CES or W St course; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Rec CES 101 or W St 200. Intersection of ethnicity, race, class, gender and sexuality in the lives of Asian Pacific American women.
413 Asian Pacific Americans and Popular Culture 3 Prereq CES 101 or 111. Examines the racial politics that have developed around the representation of Asian Pacific Americans in US popular culture.
421 [T] Intercultural Processes in Global Contexts 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Same as ComSt 421.
426 [T] Workers Across North America 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. International interactions between workers and labor unions in Mexico, Canada and the US.
435 [T,D] African American Women in US Society 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses; CES 101, W St 200; rec CES 131. Critical terms and models for understanding the experiences of African American women in antebellum America to the present; an interdisciplinary forum concerned with the national experience of the African American woman experience.
436 Black Masculinities 3 Prereq CES 131 or W st 300. Historical, political and cultural constructions of images of black manhood and the effects on black male subjectivity.
440 [T,D] Social Justice and American Culture 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Social justice issues in relation to diverse American cultures in both an historical and contemporary context.
442 Nation, Ethnicity, and Modernity 3 Prereq CES 244 or 301. Relationship between modernity and nation-making in relation to dominant constructions of race and ethnicity and histories of colonialism.
444 [T] White Power Movements and Ideologies 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Critical assessment of white supremacist and nationalist movements and ideologies around the globe.
446 Racism and Anti-Racism in Global Context 3 Prereq CES 101 or 201. Theory and practice of anti-racism; history and scope; strategies to transform racist systems.
453 (Effective through Summer 2009) Health Issues for Chicanos/as 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Examination of the mental and physical health of Chicanas/os from an interdisciplinary perspective.
454 [T] La Chicana in US Society 3 Prereq junior standing, completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Intersections of race, class, gender and sexual orientation in the experience of a marginalized group - Chicanas.
457 (Effective through Summer 2009) [T,D] Chicana/o and Latina/o Psychology 3 Prereq Psych 105, EdPsy 401, H D 101, Soc 101, or permission of instructor; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Examination of the current psychological research and literature relevant to the psychological well being of Chicano/Latino populations.
465 [T] Race, Science and Society 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Racial thinking in science tracing the impact of scientific racism on policy, popular thought and social movements.
470 [T] American Indian Politics 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Issues involving indigenous ownership of natural resources within the US.
474 (Effective through Summer 2009) [T] African Politics 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Historical, economic, and social factors that shape contemporary African political systems and problems of nation-building.
475 (Effective through Summer 2009) [T,D] Indians of the Northwest 3 Prereq Anth 320, CES 171, 375, 377, or Hist 308; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. History and ethnography of Native Americans of the Coast and Plateau; historic relationship with Europeans and Euro-Americans, and other Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os.
475 [T,D] Indians of the Northwest 3 Prereq Anth 320, CES 171, 375, 377, or Hist 308; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. History and ethnography of Native Americans of the Coast and Plateau; historic relationship with Europeans and Euro-Americans, and other Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os.
485 Special Topics: Study Abroad V 1-15 May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
486 (Effective through Summer 2009) Special Topics: Study Abroad V 1-15 May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
487 (Effective through Summer 2009) Special Topics: Study Abroad V 1-15 May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
488 (Effective through Summer 2009) Special Topics: Study Abroad V 1-15 May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
491 [M] Theories of Racism and Ethnic Conflicts 3 Prereq CES 101. Provides general knowledge of the history of racist ideas and the social, political, and cultural contexts underlying ethnic conflicts.
492 (Effective through Summer 2009) Advanced Topics in Ethnic Studies 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Prereq course in CES. A reading and discussion course that explores special topics in ethnic studies.
493 (Effective through Summer 2009) Advanced Topics in Ethnic Studies 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Prereq course in CES. A reading and discussion course that explores special topics in ethnic studies.
494 Advanced Topics in Ethnic Studies 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Prereq course in CES. A reading and discussion course that explores special topics in ethnic studies.
495 Special Topics in Comparative Ethnic Studies 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Prereq course in CES. Cross-cultural studies on Asian Pacific Americans, Blacks, Chicanas/os, and Native Americans.
498 Internship in Comparative Ethnic Studies V 1-3 Prereq junior standing, 6 hours of CES core course sequence, 6 hours in CES areas of emphasis. Internship component for CES majors and minors. S, F grading.
499 Directed Independent Study V 1 (0-3) to 4 (0-12) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.