Comparative issues in Asian American, African American, Chicana/o, and Native American cultures in the United States.

Examination of the social, political, economic, and cultural experiences of Asian/Pacific Americans in the historical and contemporary period.

An introduction to general knowledge concerning African Americans in the U.S.

Examination of the history, culture, political and economic status of Chicano/as and Latino/as in the U.S.

Introduction to indigenous studies; introductory course to contemporary indigenous cultures and politics.

Critical examination of the history, methodology, and theoretical concepts of ethnic studies.

Political and cultural practices that define whiteness through history, popular culture, and everyday life.

Prereq: CES 101; CES 201 or 131. Diversity and complexity of hip hop at a local, national, and global level.

Historical experience of Asian/Pacific Americans since the 19th century. Same as Hist 201.

Survey of multicultural literature including European American, African American, Asian American, Chicana/o, and Native American authors.

Examination of racial politics through critical discussions of sport film.

History of African Americans in the U.S. with emphasis upon major themes of the Black experience.

Critical examination of global indigenous politics in a historical perspective.

Critical examination of the historical trajectory and contemporary practices, institutions, and policies that make up "globalization."

Comparison of the contemporary and historical experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, and their relations with other minority groups and the majority populations.

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.

Examines images, ideologies, and identities; introduces key concepts and methods; focuses on race, gender, sexuality, and class.

Music and ceremonialism as a reflection of realities in North American native cultures, past and present. Same as Mus 265.

Introduction to the role of the law in American race relations since 1750. Same as Hist 280.

Prereq: CES 101, Soc 101, or W St 200. Intersections between race, class, and gender through case studies; experiences in interdisciplinary methods. Same as W St 300 and Soc 300.

Prereq: Engl 101. Examination of nationalism, colonization, empire-building, racism, ethnic conflict, and class inequality in a global context.

Causes and nature of prejudice from social, psychological, and cultural theoretical perspectives.

An analysis of immigration to migration within the U.S. including political and social consequences and the experiences of ethnic groups since the early 19th century. Same as Hist 314.

Analysis of the development of masculinity in its biological and cultural forms. Same as W St 302 and Soc 302.

A critical examination of U.S. sports through class, race, gender, sexuality, nationalism, and criminality.

Prereq: CES 101 or W St 200. Provides a structural critique of heteronormativity and examines L/G/B/T challenges to dominant sex and gender issues in the U.S. Same as W St 369.

Prereq: CES 101, 111, or 211. Migration of Asian populations across the Pacific, North and South America, and the Caribbean.

Asian American fiction, drama, poetry, and other arts, 1900 to present; impact of Asian/Pacific American culture and experience upon these works. Same as Engl 311.

May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Trends, themes, major writers. Same as Engl 314.

Critical readings of autobiographical works, memoirs, and life writings by Asian Pacific Americans. Same as Engl 315.

Social relations and cultural practices central to tourism and examples from around the world. Same as Anth 325.

Prereq: CES 101 or 201. Complex understanding of the history of black politics in the 1960s.

Introduction to major issues and major works in the African American literary tradition. Same as Engl 321.

May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Trends and major writers. Same as Engl 322.

Historic exploration of black resistance focusing on nationwide movement that developed following World War II. Same as Hist 313.

Prereq: CES 101, 131. Histories of African American pop culture; examines how African American cultural specificities emerge and transform American popular imaginations.

Prereq: CES 101 or 131. Critical perspectives on the history of cinematic images of blackness; traces exeriences of blacks within Hollywood as actor or artist, subject or image.

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.

Chicana/o and Latina/o literature, narrative, novel, autobiography, poetry, short story, and drama.

Representation of Chicanos in U.S. popular culture.

Prereq: CES 101. Critical analysis of Latinas and Latinos in contemporary U.S. mainstream movies and independent films.

Character, role, and goals of Chicano/Latino politics; contemporary Chicano/Latino issues. Same as Pol S 375.

Prereq: one of Anth 101, 214, CES 101, 171, or W St 200. Exploration of roles and activities of women in indigenous societies; how traditional gender roles have developed and changed. Same as Anth 312 and W St 372.

Native American literature, by and about the original inhabitants, image and counter-image, with emphasis on the 20th century. Same as Engl 341.

History of North American Indian peoples from circa 1350 to present. Same as Hist 308.

Prereq: Anth 101 or GenEd 110. Cultures and environments of North/Middle America from the arrival of the earliest hunter-gatherers to the complex Mayan and Aztec civilizations. Same as Anth 331.

A culture history/culture area study of native North America. Same as Anth 320.

Prereq: Anth 101 or CES 171. Contemporary cultures of Native American communities emphasizing North America. Same as Anth 327.

Critical examination of films and videos featuring and by indigenous peoples; traces the history of the indigenous peoples as subjects of films and as filmmakers.

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.

Complex power relations that develop among competing local, regional, national, and global culture(s).

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 pyschology. Same as Psych 403.

Prereq: completion of one Tier I course and three Tier II courses. Examines portrayals of social groups in the media and the impact portrayals have on perceptions, expectations, and aspirations of members of portrayed groups and nonmembers. Same as Com 471.

Prereq: completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Major critiques and theories of colonialist and imperialist formations of culture. Same as Engl 410.

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". Same as Phil 406.

Prereq: CES 131 or 201. Race, gender, and nationality and how they affect the organization and maintenance of the prison industrial complex.

Prereq: completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses; junior standing; CES 101 or W St 200. Studies structural inequalities in the U.S. through historically grounded analysis of social systems, race, gender, and the law. Same as W St 408.

Prereq: CES or W St course; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Recommended: CES 101 or W St. 200. Intersection of ethnicity, race, class, gender, and sexuality in the lives of Asian Pacific American women. Same as W St 411.

Prereq: CES 101 or 111. Examines the racial politics that have developed around the representation of Asian Pacific Americans in U.S. popular culture.

Prereq completion of one Tier I course and three Tier II courses. Global cultural changes and their influences on intercultural communication including perspectives and readings from different disciplines. Same as ComSt 421.

Prereq: completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. International interactions between workers and labor unions in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. Same as Hist 426.

Prereq: completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses; CES 101, W St 200. Recommended: 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. Same as W St 435.

Prereq: CES 131 or W St 300. Historical, political, and cultural constructions of images of black manhood and the effects on black male subjectivity.

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.

Prereq: CES 244 or 301. Relationship between modernity and nation-making in relation to dominant constructions of race and ethnicity and histories of colonialsm.

Prereq: completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Critical assessment of white supremacist and nationalist movements and ideologies around the globe.

Prereq: CES 101 or 201. Theory and practice of anti-racism; history and scope; strategies to transform racist systems.

Prereq: junior standing, completion of one Tier I and three Tier II. Intersections of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation in the experience of a marginalized group—Chicanas. Same as W St 454.

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.

Prereq: completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. An overview of the struggles of indigenous people; issues include rights, recognition, identity, natural resources, intellectual property, and repatriation globally.

Prereq: Anth 230, 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.

May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.

Prereq: CES 101. Provides general knowledge of the history of racist ideas and the social, political, and cultural contexts underlying ethnic conflicts.

Prereq: course in CES. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. A reading and discussion course that explores special topics in ethnic studies.

Prereq: course in CES. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Cross-cultural studies on Asian/Pacific Americans, Blacks, Chicanas/os, and Native Americans.

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.

May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.