2008-2009 Ethnic Studies Courses

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Courses that are generally taught in the Fall semester are followed by (F); those generally taught in Spring semester are followed by (S); those generally taught in Summer Session are followed by (SS).  Some courses are offered only irregularly or as needed.  In instances where there is no designation, contact the Dean of the specific school or Chair of the department

 

162 NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL EXPRESSION 3 cr. This course is designed to provide an introduction to various forms of Native American cultural expressions and to the broader questions underlying its study. Cross listed with ART 162.

 

200 EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY 3 cr. Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to work successfully in pluralistic classrooms and professional environments.  The implications of individual and institutional discrimination will be examined through culturally significant characteristics (such as race, culture, socioeconomic status, language, ability, gender, gender identification, and sexual orientation) of individuals and groups within the United States, and the intersections between them. This course will have a primary emphasis on Wisconsin Teacher Standards 3, 6, and 10 and will involve fieldwork.

 

201 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES 4 cr.  Provides an overview of the social, historical, and cultural experiences of ethnic and racial groups in the United States, specifically African Americans, Native American Indians, Asian Americans, and Latinos/as. Among other issues, the course examines patterns of racial and ethnic interactions, using theoretical concepts from a variety of disciplines and social forces and institutions that affect race relations in the U.S.

 

242F1 LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES 4 cr. An introduction to African-American, Hispanic, Jewish, Native-American, and Asian-American literature. Selections represent a variety of genres and periods. Cross listed with ENG 242. (Prerequisite: ENG 110) (S)

 

250A F1 IMMIGRANT NARRATIVES IN LITERATURE AND FILM 4 cr. This course provides an introduction to 20th- and 21st-century immigrant literature of the United States. Focusing on immigrant narratives of various genres (fiction, memoir, and film) by women and men of diverse ethnic and racial ancestries, we will examine the ways in which these narratives explore such issues as identity, intergenerational and cultural conflicts, memory, exile, assimilation, and what it means to become American.

 

262 FOUNDATIONS OF BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL EDUCATION 3 cr. The sociolinguistic aspects of bilingualism and theoretical foundations of bilingual/bicultural education, including historical, political, social, and current issues and research findings. The course explores areas of controversy and examines how language reflects power, social class, and ethnic background. Models of bilingual/ bicultural programs, parental and community involvement, and their effects on children is examined. Cross listed with ED 262. (Prerequisites: Preliminary Entry to Teacher Education) (F)

 

264F2 MULTI-CULTURAL ART IN THE U.S.A. 3 cr. Provides an inclusive, multicultural introduction to 20th-21st Century art, with emphasis on the ways that art is related to the historical, social and cultural contexts in which it is created, and how social dynamics of race and ethnicity intersect with gender and class to shape the experiences of American artists and their audiences at various historical moments. Cross listed with ART 264.

 

271 F6 ASIAN EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA 4 cr. This course examines major themes of the history of Asian experience in America from the middle of the 19th century to present.  Major topics will include early Asian emigration, Asian communities and Asian American culture in the U.S., the history of exclusion and resistance, and the efforts to construct an Asian American identity.

 

309 RACE & ETHNICITY 4 cr. An analysis of historical and contemporary experiences of race and ethnicity in the United States as influenced by changing migration trends and economic developments. Special consideration will be given to the social construction of racial categories; issues of whiteness; and multiracial identity. (F) Cross listed with SOC 264.

 

317 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 3 cr. Intercultural communication is the study of how individuals perceive and react to cultural rules and how we can communicate effectively with people of different cultures.

 

325 ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE 4 cr. A study of selected works from one of the following ethnic literary traditions in the United States: African American literature, Asian American literature, Latino/a/Hispanic American literature, or Native American literature. 

 

354 CONTEMPORARY ART 3 cr. A study of artists and trends in the last two decades, with emphasis on the cultural diversity within art of the United States. Cross listed with ART 354.

 

359 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 4 cr. We will examine African American history from the beginning of the African Diaspora to the present. We will use a combination of primary and secondary sources to develop a thorough understanding of African American history. Cross listed with HIST 359 (S).

 

362 NATIVE AMERICAN ART 3 cr. This course is designed to provide an introduction to North American Indian or Native American art and to the broader questions underlying its study. Includes a study of pre-contact art, post-contact art and 20th century art from various regions of what is now the United States. Cross listed with ART 362.

 

 

381 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE 4 cr. A review of important theoretical and methodological issues in the area of cross cultural and multicultural psychology. The course permits the instructor and students to examine cultural issues in psychology which are either not covered in the curriculum or which deserve more in-depth treatment than is possible in a regular course. Cross listed with PSY 384. (Prerequisite: PSY 101F4)

 

400 FISHING FOR FOOD 2 cr. First of a two-semester interdisciplinary experiential sequence. Cross listed with HI 404                                                                                                                                  

 

430B COMMUNICATION IN AFRO-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES 3 cr. Explores African-American language, culture and communication with in-depth and critical interpretations within a social and historical context. Cross listed with COMM 430B. (S)

 

443 FOCUSED STUDY OF ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE 4 cr. A close examination of a particular ethnic American literary period, genre, or theme, such as the Harlem Renaissance, immigrant narratives, or Asian Americans in popular culture.

 

480 TRANSCULTURAL WOMEN 4 cr. The seminar offers an interdisciplinary study of the issue of migration and identities in the 20th- and 21st-century immigrant literature of the United States by women of diverse ethnic and racial ancestries (S). Cross listed with ENG 442, WS 480, and HI 404. (S)

 

495 ETHNIC STUDIES INTERNSHIP 1-4 cr. Students will contract with Ethnic Studies program and a site offering ethnic studies related experiences. Number of credits is determined by the number of contracted hours. (Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor) (F/S)