1001  
 

Introduction to Ethnic Studies (4)
An examination of dominant historical and philosophical research trends in Ethnic Studies. Multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches to the study of the African American, Asian American, Mexican/Latino American, and Native American experience.
 

1005  
 

Viewing Diversity (4)
Basic social science approaches to the study of local, national, and global constructions and representations of cultural diversity.
 

1201  
 

Ethnicity in American History I (4)
Topical and comparative approach to the contributions of diverse peoples and cultures to the development of the United States from European contact to 1877.
 

1202  
 

Ethnicity in American History II (4)
Topical and comparative approach to the contributions of diverse peoples and cultures to the development of the United States from 1877 to the present.
 

2130  
 

Ethnicity and Humor (4)
A comparative approach to the study of ethnicity and humor. Emphasis on shifting structural and cultural themes in American ethnic humor, from 1950 to the present.
 

3000  
 

Ethnic Writers (4)
A critical examination of the novels of twentieth century minority American writers. Advanced principles of composition and style. Fulfills the University Writing Skills Requirement for students who began work on the present degree before Fall quarter 1985. Prerequisite: ENGL 1001 or equivalent.
 

3030  
 

Immigrant and Refugee Women (4)
Changes and continuities in the lives of immigrant and refugee women, especially with reference to the conditions leading to their departure from their countries of origin and adaptation and resettlement in the United States. Cross-listed with WOST 3030.
 

3230  
 

Oral Traditions (4)
Examination of oral history and oral testimonials (e.g., borderland corridos) among U.S. borderland populations, Latin American immigrants, and Latino communities. Roots of oral traditions among indigenous peoples.
 

3333  
 

Ethics and Minority Politics (4)
Contemporary and historic analysis of ethnic and minority participation in the political process. Voting, elections, interest groups, political machines, office holders, activists, strategies, and common participatory patterns. Cross-listed with POSC 3333.

3420  
 

Minority Women in America (4)
Persistence and change in the minority female experience in America. Focus on prominent stereotypes of minority women, patterns of courtship and marriage, employment and career trends, birth control and sexual freedom, and feminism and racial solidarity. Cross-listed with WOST 3030.

3430  
 

Interracial Sex and Marriage (4)
Interracial sex and marriage in the U.S. through literature and film. Themes/images will be placed within a larger historical context of shifting attitudes about race and gender.
 

3440  
 

The Construction of Whiteness (4)
The evolution of whiteness as a social construct and the impact of race and ethnicity on issues of place, power, and identity in the United States.
 

3700  
 

Special Topics in Ethnic Studies (4)
Topics of current interest in Ethnic Studies. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 units. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
 

3810  
 

History of Minority Education (4)
Interdisciplinary analysis of the development and the rise of a multi-ethnic society. Focus on the development of educational opportunities for minorities and women.
 

3820  
 

Race Matters (4)
A social discourse on race. Course will examine discussions of race by important American writers and scholars and the extent to which these dialogues inform critical cultural and social issues and policies on race and ethnicity.
 

3898  
 

Cooperative Education (1-4)
Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. May be repeated for up to 8 units. A maximum of 4 units will be accepted toward the Ethnic Studies major; a maximum of 4 units will be accepted toward the minor. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: at least a 2.0 GPA; departmental approval of activity.

3999  
 

Issues in Ethnic Studies (4)
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in ethnic studies. May be repeated for credit when content varies.
 

4020  
 

Senior Seminar (2)
A cross-discipline and interdisciplinary approach to theory and method. Emphasis on methodological and theoretical models that have shaped and informed the field of Ethnic Studies. Course will integrate a field learning component. Prerequisite: senior status.
 

4030  
 

Senior Thesis (2)
A cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to theory and method. Emphasis on organization and writing of a major research paper. Prerequisite: E S 4020.
 

1022  
 

African Americans and Popular Culture (4)
Focus on the performing arts as a medium for understanding ethnicity and American popular culture. Topics include African Americans in relation to artistic voice, access, marginality, and exclusion.
 

1100  
 

Introduction to African American Studies (4)
A historical, multidisciplinary overview of the field. Focus on the socio-political and cultural experience of African Americans in the United States.
 

2100  
 

Blacks in the Americas (4)
The historical, cultural, socioeconomic and political dimensions of the Black presence in the Americas, i.e., North and South America, and the Caribbean; 1619 to date. Emphasis on cross-cultural analysis with the objective to further understand the present day dynamics among these diverse groups in the "New World."
 

2135  
 

African American Spoken Word Performance (4)
An interdisciplinary approach to African American oral performance. The course will focus on African American spoken word genres (i.e., sermons, talkstory, dozens, slam poetry, etc.) as artistic and performance events.
 

2300  
 

The Black Cinematic Tradition (4)
A critical examination of historically significant black films, from 1915 to the present. Comparative and interdisciplinary in approach. The impact of the minstrel theatre tradition on early black films, the role of independent film producers and directors in creating alternative and more multidimensional images of blacks, and the more recent crossover tradition in American films. Representative films from each decade.
 

3105  
 

African American Identity (4)
A study of the unique psychology which evolved as a result of the Black experience in America and how it is related to the basic processes of human behavior.
 

3110  
 

Racism in America I (4)*
An examination of racist attitudes, behavior, and policies of America and Americans.
 

3120  
 

The Civil Rights Movement (4)
The historical, socioeconomic and political development of the major civil rights movements in the United States.
 

3130  
 

Slavery in the Americas (4)
The African slave trade and slavery. Emphasis on the relations among the institutions of slavery, racism and capitalism.
 

3140  
 

Racism and Sports (4)
Biographical approach to the study of racism in sports. The lives of significant African American sports figures as a backdrop for an examination of broader social, economic, and political issues.
 

3145  
 

African American Music (4)
Organization and development of the types, forms and styles of music as they relate to the history of the African American.
 

3146  
 

Jazz on Film (4)
Critical perspectives on cinematic representations of jazz music and musicians. Emphasis on deconstructing history of racialized images of African American jazz innovators.
 

3165  
 

African American Sexuality (4)
The historical impact of African sexual attitudes and practices on both the European and the slave. The subsequent social and structural development in this society of contemporary African American sexual attitudes and behaviors. Within this context, a critical analysis of longheld African American sexual stereotypes and related problems.
 

3175  
 

Blacks and the Criminal Justice System (4)
The increasing emphasis in the 1980's and 1990's on punishment rather than prevention in dealing with crime, and its impact on African Americans, particularly African American men. The criminalization of drug use, accelerated incarceration of African American males, and expansion of the prison system in the United States.
 

3180  
 

The World of the Black Child (4)
The impact of a variety of socializing agents on the mental and emotional development of the Black child in this society. Emphasis on a critical examination of the growing body of research and related theory and its practical application to Black children.
 

3185  
 

African American Religion (4)
Analysis of Black religion; its genesis, institutional structure, leadership recruitment function and relationship to other African American institutions. Emphasis upon religion as a major element of African American culture.
 

3303  
 

Contemporary African American Women Writers (4)
Interpretation and discussion of literary works by contemporary African American women writers. Emphasis on the shifting trends in content, form, and structure.
 

3405  
 

African American Folklore (4)
Survey of major genres of African American folk culture, i.e., tales, songs, jokes, etc. Focus on African American folk tradition, as artifact and performance form.
 

3567  
 

African American History (4)
Political, economic, social, and cultural history of African-Americans in the United States since 1619. A comparison of the African-American experience with the experiences of other Americans. Cross-listed with HIST 3567.

3691  
 

Black Literature I (4)
A comprehensive history of Black writing in America from the beginnings to 1930. Cross-listed with ENGL 3691. Prerequisites: ENGL 1001 and junior standing.

3720  
 

James Baldwin (4)
Critical assessment of James Baldwin's contribution to American discourses on race, gender, and sexuality through interpretation of his novels, short stories, essays, and plays. Emphasis on Baldwin's synthesis of race and gay consciousness and the political dimensions of homosexuality.
 

1500  
 

Introduction to Asian American Studies (4)
Introduction to the Asian American experience from an interdisciplinary perspective including: the popularized version of Asian Americans as a "model minority," the theoretical, the statistical, the historical, and the personal. Critical analysis and discussion of the position Asian Americans hold in society.
 

2555  
 

Filipino Experience in the United States (4)
Historical and contemporary experiences of Filipinos in the United States within the context of American national and foreign policy from various theoretical and descriptive perspectives.
 

3551  
 

Asian American Women and Men (4)
Through a survey of changing images and roles of Asian women and men in the United States, course explores how gender has been socially constructed. Conceptions of masculinity and femininity will be treated as relational and comparisons will be made between Asian Americans and other racial groups.
 

3552  
 

The Chinese Experience in the United States (4)
Survey of the Chinese American experience from the nineteenth century "bachelor" societies to the present. Special attention given to issues of generation, social class, gender, sexual orientation, year and condition of entry, and place of residence. Not open to students with credit for ES 2552.
 

3555  
 

Asian American Family Patterns (4)
The family is conceptualized as an adaptable institution. How changes in larger society-immigration, race relations, gender roles-affect the Asian family in the United States. Topics include "bachelor" communities, picture brides, and interracial relationships. Cross-listed with SOC 3555. Not open to students with credit for SOC 3417.
 

3556  
 

Concentration Camps, U.S.A. (4)
The personal, social, legal, and economic impact of U.S. Government evacuation and internment of U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Comparison with contemporary detainments of U.S. residents during times of national crisis.
 

1700  
 

Introduction to Genders and Sexualities in Communities of Color (4)
Critical study of the social construction of gender and sexuality in African American, Latino/a, Asian American, and Native American communities and contexts.
 

3030  
 

Immigrant and Refugee Women (4)*
Changes and continuities in the lives of immigrant and refugee women, especially with reference to the conditions leading to their departure from their countries of origin and adaptation and resettlement in the United States. Cross-listed with WOST 3030.
 

3165  
 

African American Sexuality (4)*
The historical impact of African sexual attitudes and practices on both the European and the slave. The subsequent social and structural development in this society of contemporary African American sexual attitudes and behaviors. Within this context, a critical analysis of longheld African American sexual stereotypes and related problems.
 

3210  
 

Latinas in the United States (4)*
Examines historically, culturally, and theoretically the condition of Latinas in the United States.
 

3303  
 

Contemporary African American Women Writers (4)*
Interpretation and discussion of literary works by contemporary African American women writers. Emphasis on the shifting trends in content, form, and structure.
 

3430  
 

Interracial Sex and Marriage (4)*
Interracial sex and marriage in the U.S. through literature and film. Themes/images will be placed within a larger historical context of shifting attitudes about race and gender.
 

3551  
 

Asian American Women and Men (4)*
Through a survey of changing images and roles of Asian women and men in the United States, course explores how gender has been socially constructed. Conceptions of masculinity and femininity will be treated as relational and comparisons will be made between Asian Americans and other racial groups.
 

3720  
 

James Baldwin (4)*
Critical assessment of James Baldwin's contribution to American discourses on race, gender, and sexuality through interpretation of his novels, short stories, essays, and plays. Emphasis on Baldwin's synthesis of race and gay consciousness and the political dimensions of homosexuality.
 

4300  
 

Jueer of Color Subjects and Critical Theory (4)
Examination of cultural and theoretical work constituting queer of color identities. Emphasis on queer theory and its precursors, including Freud and Foucault, in relation to people of color.
 
 

1200  
 

Introduction to Latino/a Studies (4)
A historical, multidisciplinary overview of the field. Focus on the socio-political and cultural experiences of Chicanos/Latinos in the United States.
 

3202  
 

Latino/a Writers (4)
The writings, literary topics, and especially the novels of twentieth century Chicano writers.
 

3210  
 

Latinas in the United States (4)
Examines historically, culturally, and theoretically the condition of Latinas in the United States.
 

3243  
 

Latino/a Perspectives in Film (4)
Film screenings, lectures, classroom discussions, and readings on the Latino/a experience and theory of cinema. Seminal works in the areas of documentary, narrative and experimental film; film as a reflection of the values of society.
 

3290  
 

Community Development (4)
Supervised field work in Mexican American/Latino communities. Provides a variety of learning experiences in community agencies, organizations, or educational institutions. Regular meetings with faculty sponsor and written reports required. Repeatable for maximum 12 units credit.
 

3805  
 

Latin American Immigration (4)
An examination of Mexican, Puerto Rican and Latin American immigration to the United States from a comparative political-economic perspective.
 

4290  
 

Latino Politics and Public Policy (4)
Contemporary social issues and public policy questions in the Mexican American/Latino community. Areas include race relations, immigration, feminization of poverty, education, housing, unemployment, juvenile delinquency, and criminal justice.
 
 

1300  
 

Introduction to Native American Studies (4)
Survey of the Native American experience in North America. Topics covered: History, education, religion, socioeconomic conditions, and psychology. Results of cultural contact.
 

3305  
 

Contemporary Native American Life (4)
Social and economic conditions of contemporary American Indian Life. Stereotypes, discrimination, poverty, and their effects on individuals. Contemporary social movements.
 

3310  
 

Native American World View (4)
A comparative study of Native American belief systems, world views, and religions, analyzing their roles and importance in Indian life.
 

3330  
 

Native American Liberation Movements (4)
Study of Native American movements aimed at liberation from the effects of European conquest. Social and political problems of political domination. Prerequisite: E S 1300 or consent of instructor.
 

3800  
 

Peoples of Central America (4)
The developmental relationship between United States' communities of Central America origin and contemporary Central America. Focus on historical, socioeconomic, and cultural factors, as well as nationalistic movements, economic dependence, migration patterns (to the United States) and social change.