101, 102
Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Multidisciplinary study focuses on Americans of African, Asian,
Latina and Latino, and Native American descent. Topics include
group identity, language in society and culture, forms of resistance,
migration, and social oppression.
ENG 151 Introduction
to African American Literature Reading and critical analysis
of African American fiction, poetry, and drama in historical and
thematic perspective; examination of the Black experience that
influenced the literature.
ENG 240 Introduction
to Native American Literature
The nature and function of oral literature; the traditional literature
as background for a study of contemporary Native American writing.
ENG 310 African
American Prose
Forms, themes, and styles in the fictional and nonfictional
prose of Africa, the West Indies, and African America. Novels,
short stories, essays, autobiographies, and other narratives.
ENG 311 African
American Poetry
The study of African, West Indian, and African American poetry.
ENG 312
African American Drama
Major achievements in African, West Indian, and African American
drama.
ENG 463 Native
American Women Writers
Examines issues of traditional matriarchy and its relationship
to the emergence of feminism in writings of Native American women.
Prereq: junior standing or above.
ENG 464 Native
Americans in Literature & Law
Explores the relationship between truth and fiction in legal
writings and literature as they depict Native American experience.
Prereq: junior standing or above.
ENG 480 Native
American Representation in Film
Examines the representation of Native Americans in films from
1910 to the present, focusing on issues of identity, colonialism,
and liberation movements. Prereq: junior standing or above.
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HIST 250,
251 African American History
250: The African background, development of slavery, abolitionism,
the Civil War and Reconstruction.
251: The 20th-centuary African American Experience including
The Great Migration, WWII, the Civil Rights Movement, post-1970
African America.
HIST 253
African American in the West
Focuses exclusively on the African American population west
of the Mississippi with particular reference to Blacks in the
Pacific Northwest.
HIST 449
Race & Ethnicity in the American West
Explores the growth of communities of color in western cities
of the United States, with particular reference to competition
and cooperation between groups.
HIST 469
American Indian History
Variable chronological, thematic, and regional topics, including
Indian history to 1860; 1860 to the present; Indians and colonialism;
Indians and environments; Indians and gender; regional histories.
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INTL 250
Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspectives Introduction
to value systems of various cultures, focusing on how values relate
to religion, forms of social organization, group affiliation,
and patterns of conflict resolution.
INTL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
Focuses on skills and insights needed by professionals working
in cross-cultural settings. Considers values, development, education,
politics, and environment as central to cross-cultural understanding.
Prereq: INTL 250
INTL 432
Indigenous Cultural Survival
Explores case studies of global indigenous peoples who are facing
cultural survival issues and developing strategies and institutions
to deal with this complex process.
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PHIL 216
Philosophy and Cultural Diversity
Philosophical investigation of the implications of cultural diversity
for identity, knowledge, and community, from the perspectives
of several American cultures.
PHIL 450
African American Philosophy
Survey of 20th-century African American philosophy including works
by Alain Locke, W. E. B. Du Bois, bell hooks, Angela Davis, and
Cornel West.
PHIL 451
Native American Philosophy
Survey of Native American philosophy focusing on methodology,
philosophical perspectives in historical traditions, and contemporary
Native American philosophy.
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SOC 207
Social Inequality
Overview of social inequality, cross-culturally and within
the United States. Examines relationship of social inequality
based on social
class, race, and gender to social change, social institutions,
and self-identity. Prereq: SOC 204.
SOC 345 Race,
Class, and Ethnic Groups
Major class, racial, and ethnic groups in the United States
with special attention to the culture and experience of minority
groups. Prereq: SOC 207.
SOC 445 Sociology
of Race Relations
Racial oppression as a structural and ideological feature in American
life. Prereq: introductory course in soc, anthro, or psy; SOC
345 or instructor's consent.
SPAN 328
Hispanic
Literature in the United States
WST 321 Feminist
Perspectives: Identity, Race, Culture Examines intersections
of race and ethnicity, class, sexuality, and gender in the history
and lives of United States women of color. Explores definitions
of community, culture, and identity.
Prereq: any WST lecture or seminar course, or ES 101 or 102.
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Graduate
Courses
ENG 563 Native
American Women Writers
Examines issues of traditional matriarchy and its relationship
to the emergence of feminism in writings of Native American women.
Prereq: junior standing or above.
ENG 564 Native
Americans in Literature & Law
Explores the relationship between truth and fiction in legal
writings and literature as they depict Native American experience.
Prereq: junior standing or above.
ENG 580 Native
American Representation in Film
Examines the representation of Native Americans in films from
1910 to the present, focusing on issues of identity, colonialism,
and liberation movements. Prereq: junior standing or above.
[Top]
HIST 549
Race & Ethnicity in the American West
Explores the growth of communities of color in western cities
of the United States, with particular reference to competition
and cooperation between groups.
HIST 569
American Indian History
Variable chronological, thematic, and regional topics, including
Indian history to 1860; 1860 to the present; Indians and colonialism;
Indians and environments; Indians and gender; regional histories.
INTL 531
Cross-Cultural Communication
Focuses on skills and insights needed by professionals working
in cross-cultural settings. Considers values, development, education,
politics, and environment as central to cross-cultural understanding.
INTL 532
Indigenous Cultural Survival
Explores case studies of global indigenous peoples who are facing
cultural survival issues and developing strategies and institutions
to deal with this complex process.
[Top]
PHIL 550
African American Philosophy
Survey of 20th-century African American philosophy including works
by Alain Locke, W. E. B. Du Bois, bell hooks, Angela Davis, and
Cornel West.
PHIL 551
Native American Philosophy
Survey of Native American philosophy focusing on methodology,
philosophical perspectives in historical traditions, and contemporary
Native American philosophy.
SOC 545 Sociology
of Race Relations
Racial oppression as a structural and ideological feature in
American life.
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