Ethnics Studies
ES 101 Historical Racial & Ethnic Issues |
| This course explores the nature and complexity of racial and ethnic diversity in U.S. society. Using current developments in ethnic studies scholarship, we will examine the social construction of race and ethnicity, theories of prejudice, and a historical overview of various ethnic and racial groups. The course concludes with a comparative analysis of the intersection between race, class, and gender. |
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ES 102 Contemporary Racial & Ethnic Issues |
| This course explores the nature and complexity of racial and ethnic diversity in U.S. society. Using current developments in ethnic studies scholarship, we will examine multiple sources of discrimination, and how discrimination impacts self and society. We will also review the contemporary and experiences and issues facing various ethnic and racial groups. The course concludes with strategies for overcoming exclusion. |
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ES 224 Black Male Studies: Lies, Literature, and Legacy |
| Black Male Studies humanizes Black males and challenges the pathological accounts held about Black males. Furthermore, Black Male Studies attempts to impart nuance, problematize, and critically question the hegemonic characterizations of Black Males. This course will: (1) introduce students with 19th century ethnology, (2) explore the various accounts of the sexual violence of Black men during slavery and the Jim Crow period by white men and women, (3) utilize empirical findings concerning Black males’ actual gender attitudes and activism concerning fatherhood in the20th and 21st century, and (4) present the various terms and theories found within the literature as applied to the situation of Black males, such as social dominance theory, C.R.I.S.H.I.S. (Constructed Racialized Identity Sustained Hegemonically In Systems), RBF (Racial Battle Fatigue). |
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ES 244 Native American Leadership 1: Building Leadership through Indigenous Oratory |
| The course will examine the historical and contemporary methods by which Indigenous leadership is shaped from birth to adulthood through the use of oratory. Students will explore the broad concept of folklore and the methodology behind the strategic application within Indigenous communities.
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ES 251 Introduction to African-American Studies |
| This course introduces students to the theoretical models used in the interdisciplinary study of African-America. Using a thematic approach, students will learn to critically engage the development of and dynamics between race, racism and blackness in the United States. This course, then, highlights the symbiotic relationship between structural domination and cultural resistance. This course pays special attention to the intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality. Topics covered include slavery and the slave trade, colonialism and imperialism, racial segregation and disfranchisement, migration and urbanization, popular cultural representations, black nationalism and internationalism, civil rights and black power, and black cultural productions. |
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ES 254 Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx Studies |
| This course introduces students to the fields of Chicanx and Latinx Studies. Drawing from historical, social science, ethnographic, and visual texts, it can serve as a foundation for students wanting to pursue more advanced courses in Chicanx, Latinx, Ethnic, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies. Thematically, this course emphasizes the historical foundations and political concerns surrounding contemporary Latinx experiences; colonization, migration, and immigration; questions of nation and citizenship; and histories of resistance. |
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ES 256 Introduction to Native American Studies |
| This course will use interdisciplinary approaches to understand Native American lives, examining Native American identities, practices, histories, cultures, and political statuses in context. This course examines the ongoing impact of colonialism on indigenous peoples in the U.S. Identity, citizenship, sovereignty, treaty rights, land/resource ownership and use, political activism, education, and economic issues are explored. This course also looks at alliance-building between indigenous peoples and other groups here and abroad. |
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