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AMERICAN ETHNIC
STUDIES
The
American Ethnic Studies minor is an interdisciplinary
program focusing on the rich cultural heritage
of peoples of color in the United States as well
as the body of scholarship and theory that has
emerged around global and national issues of race
and ethnicity. One focus of the program is the
study of the broad historical, social, cultural
traditions, and dynamics of race and ethnicity
in America as a foundation for the exploration
of more specialized topics.
College offerings cover a broad range of topics,
primarily in the humanities, but also in contemporary
areas of social, political and economic development.
These include history, anthropology, art history,
rhetoric and communications, politics, religion,
sociology, and literature. A major focus of the
program is the comparative experiences of various
communities of color within the traditional Ethnic
Studies categories: American Indians/Alaska Natives,
Asian Americans, African Americans, Latinos/Latinas.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AMERICAN ETHNIC STUDIES MINOR
Core Courses (2):
AES
150
Introduction to American Ethnic Studies
AES
330 Methods & Theory in American
Ethnic Studies
Three
credits
from
the
following
courses.
NOTE:
at
least
two
of
these
courses
must
be
at
the
300-level
or
higher
and
no
more
than
two
of
these
courses
can
be
drawn
from
the
same
department
ANTH
211
(IT)
Folklore
ANTH
231
(TH;
US)
Native
North
American
Cultures
ANTH
303
Museum
Studies
Seminar
ANTH
351
(AR)
Indigenous
Peoples,
Human
Rights,
and
the
Environment
ENGL
253
(IT)
Diversity
in
American
Literature
ENGL
337
African
American
Literature
ENGL
357
Ethnicity
and
Race
in
American
Literature
HIST
307
American
Immigration
History
HIST
361
African
American
History
1619-1865
HIST
362
African
American
History
1865-present
IDS
343
Field
Studies
in
Chicago
POLI
303
(AR)
Topics
in
Political
Theory:
Death
in
America*
POLI
379
Latinos
in
U.S.
Politics
[Crosslisted
with
LAS
379]
REL
214
(TH)
Religion
in
America
RHET
244
(AR;
IT)
Latino/Latina
Voices
in
the
U.S.
[Crosslisted
with
LAS
244]
RHET
350
Topics
in
Rhetoric/Media
Studies:
Race,
Gender
and
the
Public
Sphere*
SOC
114
(US)
Race
and
Ethnic
Relations
*Only
when
this
particular
topics
is
taught.
FACULTY
Thabiti
Lewis,
Assistant
Professor
of
English
Sammy
Basu,
Associate
Professor
of
Politics
Nathaniel
Cordova,
Assistant
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
Seth
Cotlar,
Associate
Professor
of
History
Robert
Dash,
Professor
of
Politics
Rebecca
Dobkins,
Associate
Professor
of
Anthropology
Emily
Drew,
Assistant
Professor
or
Sociology
and
American
Ethnic
Studies
Ellen
Eisenberg,
Dwight
and
Margaret
Lear
Professor
of
American
History
Steve
Hey,
Professor
of
Sociology
Frann
Michel,
Associate
Professor
of
English
Pamela
Moro,
Professor
of
Anthropology
Charlie
Wallace,
Chaplain
and
Associate
Professor
of
Religious
Studies
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
AES
090X
Native
North
American
Film
(.25)
[Crosslisted
with
ANTH
090X]
A
study
of
films
and
videos
about
and/or
by
Native
North
Americans.
It
is
intended
to
introduce
the
cultures
of
indigenous
peoples
of
Canada
and
the
U.S.
through
visual
media,
as
well
as
to
explore
and
critique
the
conventions
employed
by
the
filmmakers.
Ideally
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